infundibulum (redirected from hypothalamic infundibulum)

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.

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[Latin, funnel, from nfundere, to pour in; see infuse.]

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

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Noun

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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