in·fun·dib·u·lum ( n f n-db y-lm)n. pl. in·fun·dib·u·la (-l ) Any of various funnel-shaped bodily passages, openings, structures, or parts, especially: a. The stalk of the pituitary gland. b. The calyx of a kidney. c. The ovarian opening of a fallopian tube. [Latin, funnel, from  nfundere, to pour in; see infuse.]in fun·dibu·lar (-lr), infun·dibu·late (-l t, -lt) adj. |
infundibulum [ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any funnel-shaped part, esp the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain
[from Latin: funnel, from infundere to infuse]
infundibulate adj
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| Noun | 1. |  infundibulum - any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" hypophyseal stalk - the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
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