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infundibulum
[ in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luhm ]
noun
- a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain.
- a space in the right ventricle at the base of the pulmonary artery.
infundibulum
/ ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm /
noun
- anatomy any funnel-shaped part, esp the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain
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Derived Forms
- ˌinfunˈdibulate, adjective
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Other Words From
- infun·dibu·lar in·fun·dib·u·late [in-fuhn-, dib, -y, uh, -leyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of infundibulum1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of infundibulum1
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Example Sentences
The lateral trabeculæ are long bars which curve round the infundibulum and reach nearly to the front end of the head.
This plate reaches forward below the third cerebral vesicle as far as the infundibulum.
Opening ventrally is a tube called the tube of the hypophysis, Hy., which extends close up to the termination of the infundibulum.
It is a long, tapering tube which passes ventrally and terminates blindly at the infundibulum in Ammocœtes.
It also shews the wide opening of the infundibulum in the middle line into the base of the brain.
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