Infundibula

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infundibulum \In`fun*dib"u*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Infundibula}, E.
     {Infundibulums}. [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or
     into. See {Infuse}.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the
            gastric sac leads.
        (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See {Cephalopoda}.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  infundibulum
       n : any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but
           especially the hypophyseal stalk)
       [also: {infundibula} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  infundibula
       See {infundibulum}