infundibulum Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

In`fun*dib"u*lum noun
Etymology
L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.
Wordforms
plural L Infundibula E Infundibulums
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

Webster 1913