infundibulum

2 definitions found

infundibulum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

infundibulum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  infundibulum
      n 1: any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but
           especially the hypophyseal stalk)