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HILUM OF THE SPLEEN

\hˈɪləm ɒvðə splˈiːn], \hˈɪləm ɒvðə splˈiːn], \h_ˈɪ_l_ə_m ɒ_v_ð_ə s_p_l_ˈiː_n]\

Definitions of HILUM OF THE SPLEEN

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A vertical fissure on the internal surface of the spleen, which divides the organ unequally into an anterior and posterior portion. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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