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retrohilar

retrohilar adjective: posterior to a hilum.

Adjective

retrohilar (not comparable)

  1. Posterior to a hilum.

Origin of retrohilar

From retro- + hilar.

Questions about retrohilar

What does retrohilar mean?
Retrohilar means posterior to a hilum.
What part of speech is retrohilar?
Retrohilar is an adjective.

Words near retrohilar in the dictionary

  1. retrogressives
  2. retrogressivity
  3. retroguard
  4. retroguards
  5. retrohepatic
  6. retrohilar
  7. retrohippocampal
  8. retrohome
  9. retrohoming
  10. retroilluminate
  11. retroilluminated

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