Infundibulum

Definition of Infundibulum

In`fun`dib´u`lum
n.1.(Anat.) 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.(Zool.) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.

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anatomical structure, betweenbrain, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, diencephalon, hypophyseal stalk, interbrain, structure, thalmencephalon
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