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Definition of Infundibulum
1. Noun. Any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk).
Specialized synonyms: Hypophyseal Stalk
Group relationships: Betweenbrain, Diencephalon, Interbrain, Thalmencephalon
Definition of Infundibulum
1. 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.
Definition of Infundibulum
1. Noun. (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity or organ. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infundibulum
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Medical Definition of Infundibulum
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Origin: L, a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Infundibulum
Literary usage of Infundibulum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"Each infundibulum is surrounded by connective tissue carrying blood vessels and
lymphatics. A number of infundibula with their respective bronchioles are ..."
2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"r OF THE infundibulum. If we pass a probe gently downwards and forwards from the
vulva or foramen commune anterius, or communication betwixt the ventricles, ..."
3. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1892)
"Irregularities in the Depth of the infundibulum and its External Dental Cavity.
a. ... We know already that the bottom of the infundibulum is filled by a ..."
4. Anatomy of the brain and spinal cord with special reference to mechanism and by Harris Ellett Santee (1907)
"The bulbous infundibulum projects downward from it to rest in the sella Turcica,
... From the base (superior end) of the infundibulum, the tuber cinereum ..."
5. Works by William Harvey (1847)
"The next succeeding portion of the uterus of the common fowl is called the
infundibulum by Fabricius. It forms a kind of funnel or tube, extending downwards ..."
6. The Gross and Minute Anatomy of the Central Nervous System by Herman Camp Grodinier, H. C. Cordinier (1899)
"The tuber and infundibulum correspond to a recess in the middle portion of the
... THE infundibulum. Berkley has shown that the infundibular walls are very ..."
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