infundibulum
infundibulum
n.
funnel-shaped structure
Infundibulum
An
infundibulum (Latin for
funnel; plural,
infundibula) is a
funnel-shaped cavity or
organ.
infundibulum
Noun
1. any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(hyponym) hypophyseal stalk
(part-holonym) diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
Infundibulum
(n.)
The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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infundibulum
N
funnel (for pouring liquids); hopper (in mill)