infundibulum

[ in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural in·fun·dib·u·la [in-fuhn-, dib, -y, uh, -l, uh].

1. a funnel-shaped organ or part.
2. a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain.
3. a space in the right ventricle at the base of the pulmonary artery.

infundibulum

/ ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm /

noun

1. anatomy any funnel-shaped part, esp the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain

Derived Forms

• ˌinfunˈdibulate, adjective

Other Words From

• infun·dibu·lar in·fun·dib·u·late [in-fuhn-, dib, -y, uh, -leyt], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of infundibulum¹

1700–10; < New Latin, Latin: funnel, equivalent to infundi- (stem of infundere to pour into; in- ², found ³ ) + -bulum instrumental suffix; infuse

Word History and Origins

Origin of infundibulum¹

C18: from Latin: funnel, from infundere to infuse

Example Sentences

That part of the ventricle just below the aortic valve, corresponding to the infundibulum on the right, is known as the aortic vestibule.

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The term is used in metal-casting of the hole through which the metal is poured into a mould, and in anatomy and zoology of an infundibulum or funnel-shaped organ.

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The morphological anterior end of the central nerve tube is the point of the infundibulum which is in contact with the pituitary body.

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More ventrally another slight diverticulum probably represents the infundibulum.

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The first object figured h, in the annexed block, is a glass funnel, infundibulum; g, is described as a wine-strainer, but the method of its use is not altogether clear.

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