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infundibular
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in·fun·dib·u·lum  (nfn-dby-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.]

infun·dibu·lar (-lr), infun·dibu·late (-lt, -lt) adj.

infundibular [ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊlə]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) funnel-shaped
[from infundibulum]


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The neurohypophysis is made up of the pars nervosa, infundibular stalk and the infundibula proper.
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