INFUNDIBULA

INFUNDIBULUM

infundibulum

(noun) any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

infundibula

plural of infundibulum

Source: Wiktionary

INFUNDIBULUM

In`fun*dib"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Infundibula, E. Infundibulums. Etym: [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition