| infundibulum | Origin: L, a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse. 1. <anatomy> 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. <zoology> A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| infundibulum ethmoidale | A passage from the middle meatus of the nose communicating with the anterior ethmoidal cells and frontal sinus. Synonym: infundibulum ethmoidale, ethmoid infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibulum hypothalami | The apical portion of the tuber cinereum extending into the stalk of the hypophysis. Synonym: infundibulum hypothalami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibulum of lungs | In the embryo, one of the expanded extremities of the subdivisions of the lung buds; in later development minute pouches (the air sacs) appear in its wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibulum of teeth | Origin: L, a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse. 1. <anatomy> 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. <zoology> A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| infundibulum of uterine tube | The funnel-like expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine (fallopian) tube. Synonym: infundibulum tubae uterinae, infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infundibulum tubae uterinae | The funnel-like expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine (fallopian) tube. Synonym: infundibulum tubae uterinae, infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aditus ad infundibulum | A funnel-shaped diverticulum leading from the anterior portion of the third ventricle down into the infundibulum of the hypophysis. Synonym: recessus infundibuli, aditus ad infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Choanotaenia infundibulum | An important species of cosmopolitan tapeworm of fowls, occurring in the small intestine and transmitted by houseflies and stableflies; related to Dipylidium, the double-pored dog tapeworm. Origin: G. Choane, a funnel, + L., fr. G. Tainia, tapeworm (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypothalamic infundibulum | The apical portion of the tuber cinereum extending into the stalk of the hypophysis. Synonym: infundibulum hypothalami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enlarged pituitary infundibulum | <radiology> Histiocytosis X, eosinophilic granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Letterer-Siwe disease, sarcoidosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethmoidal infundibulum | A passage from the middle meatus of the nose communicating with the anterior ethmoidal cells and frontal sinus. Synonym: infundibulum ethmoidale, ethmoid infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ethmoid infundibulum | A passage from the middle meatus of the nose communicating with the anterior ethmoidal cells and frontal sinus. Synonym: infundibulum ethmoidale, ethmoid infundibulum. (05 Mar 2000) |