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Infundibulum
‖
Inˊfun-dib′u-lum
,Noun.
pl. L.
Infundibula
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, 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.2.
(Zool.)
(a)
A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.
(b)
The siphon of Cephalopoda. See
Cephalopoda
.