infundibulum
Americannoun
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infundibula
plural
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a funnel-shaped organ or part.
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a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain.
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a space in the right ventricle at the base of the pulmonary artery.
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Origin of infundibulum
1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: funnel, equivalent to infundi- (stem of infundere to pour into; see in- 2, found 3) + -bulum instrumental suffix; cf. infuse
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There are three regions: the pars distalis is the most anterior, the pars intermedia is adjacent to the posterior pituitary, and the pars tuberalis is a slender “tube” that wraps the infundibulum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The ovulated oocyte with its surrounding granulosa cells is picked up by the infundibulum of the uterine tube, and beating cilia help to transport it through the tube toward the uterus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Within the infundibulum is a bridge of capillaries that connects the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The anterior lobe is connected to the hypothalamus by vasculature in the infundibulum and produces and secretes six hormones.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the lobule the air tube divides into a number of smaller tubes, each ending in a thin-walled sac, called an infundibulum.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
One of these joins, or expands into, each of the minute lung sacs, or infundibula.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
The two large sacs are infundibula; the small divisions are alveoli.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
They become capillary in diameter, and finally open into the infundibula of the air cells of the lungs.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
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