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Definitions for: Infundibulum [n] any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the
gastric sac leads.
(b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.
See Also: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, hypophyseal stalk, structure
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