Found 2 items, similar to INFUNDIBULUM.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: infundibulum
infundibulum
n : any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but
especially the hypophyseal stalk)
[also:
infundibula (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Infundibulum
Infundibulum
\In`fun*dib"u*lum\, n.; pl. L.
Infundibula, E.
Infundibulums. [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or
into. See
Infuse.]
1. (Anat.) A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the
infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process,
connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the
pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged
terminations of the bronchial tubes.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the
gastric sac leads.
(b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See
Cephalopoda.
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