infundibulum

American  

[in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luhm] / ˌɪn fʌnˈdɪb yə ləm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

infundibula

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.

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infundibulum British  

/ ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• infundibular adjective
• infundibulate adjective

Etymology

Origin of infundibulum

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

Example Sentences

To the left of this it is continued up into the root of the pulmonary artery, and this part is known as the infundibulum.

From Project Gutenberg

The term is used in metal-casting of the hole through which the metal is poured into a mould, and in anatomy and zoology of an infundibulum or funnel-shaped organ.

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The morphological anterior end of the central nerve tube is the point of the infundibulum which is in contact with the pituitary body.

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More ventrally another slight diverticulum probably represents the infundibulum.

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The first object figured h, in the annexed block, is a glass funnel, infundibulum; g, is described as a wine-strainer, but the method of its use is not altogether clear.

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