Look up: infundibulum

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   infundibulum
   [n] - any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
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   Infundibulum
   In`fun·dib'u·lum noun ; plural Latin Infundibula , English Infundibulums . [ Latin , 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 i ...
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   infundibulum
   Origin: L, a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse. ... 1. <anatomy> 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. & ...
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   infundibulum
   noun any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
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   Infundibulum
   An `infundibulum` (Latin for `funnel`; plural, `infundibula`) is a funnel-shape cavity or organ. * Lungs: The alveolar sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers (alveoli) open are called `infundibula`. * Heart: The outflow portion of the right ventricle, the infundibulum of the heart, is another name for the conus arteriosus. * Ovaries: The end of the mammalian oviduct nearest to the ovary is the infundibulum of uterine tube. * Brain: A...
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   infundibulum
   (in″fәn-dib´u-lәm) pl. infundi´bula Latin word meaning funnel. In anatomy it is used for any funnel-shaped passage; called also choana. conus arteriosus. infundibulum of hypothalamus a hollow, funnel-shaped mass in front of the tuber cinereum, extending to t...
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   Infundibulum
   • (n.) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda. • (n.) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. • (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 lung...
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   infundibulum
   (from the article `animal development`) ...was presumably originally an optic centre, but it has acquired, in the course of evolution, a function of hormonal regulation. The floor of the ... ...the middle layer has circular fibres, and the outermost sheath has longitudinal fibres that end in many fingerlike branches (fimbriae) near the ...
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   infundibulum
   infundibulum (s), infundibula (pl) 1. A funnel-shaped opening, passage, or structure in vertebrates; such as, the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the brain or the opening of a fallopian tube into the ovary. 2. A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; such as, the infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the floor ...
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