hilus

World English Dictionary
hilus (ˈhaɪləs)
 
n
a rare word for hilum
 
[C19: via New Latin from Latin: a trifle]
 
'hilar
 
adj

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Hilus is always a great word to know.
So is boyle's law. Does it mean:
when temperature remains constant, volume of a mass of gas is inversely proportional to pressure
WordNet
hilus

noun
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" 
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