infundibulum

[ in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural in·fun·dib·u·la [in-fuhn-, dib, -y, uh, -l, uh].

1. a funnel-shaped organ or part.
2. a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain.
3. a space in the right ventricle at the base of the pulmonary artery.

infundibulum

/ ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm /

noun

1. anatomy any funnel-shaped part, esp the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain

Derived Forms

• ˌinfunˈdibulate, adjective

Other Words From

• infun·dibu·lar in·fun·dib·u·late [in-fuhn-, dib, -y, uh, -leyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of infundibulum¹

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: funnel, equivalent to infundi- (stem of infundere to pour into; in- ², found ³ ) + -bulum instrumental suffix; infuse

Word History and Origins

Origin of infundibulum¹

C18: from Latin: funnel, from infundere to infuse

Example Sentences

The lateral trabeculæ are long bars which curve round the infundibulum and reach nearly to the front end of the head.

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This plate reaches forward below the third cerebral vesicle as far as the infundibulum.

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Opening ventrally is a tube called the tube of the hypophysis, Hy., which extends close up to the termination of the infundibulum.

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It is a long, tapering tube which passes ventrally and terminates blindly at the infundibulum in Ammocœtes.

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It also shews the wide opening of the infundibulum in the middle line into the base of the brain.

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