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Definitions for infundibulum
ˌɪn fʌnˈdɪb yə ləmin·fundibu·lum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. infundibulumnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. infundibulumnoun

    A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

  2. Etymology: From infundibulum, from infundo.

Wikipedia

  1. Infundibulum

    An infundibulum (Latin for funnel; plural, infundibula) is a funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

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  1. infundibulum

    Infundibulum is a term used in anatomy that refers to a funnel or funnel-shaped structure or passage. It is used to describe different parts in human and animal bodies that have a tube or canal shape that widens at one end. For instance, the connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, the entrance into the fallopian tubes from the ovaries, and branching airways in the human lung are all referred to as infundibulum.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Infundibulumnoun

    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. Infundibulumnoun

    a central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads

  3. Infundibulumnoun

    the siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda

  4. Etymology: [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.]

Wikidata

  1. Infundibulum

    Any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infundibulum in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infundibulum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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