INFUNDIBULUM


Meaning of INFUNDIBULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-(ˌ)fən-ˈdi-byə-ləm ]

noun

( plural in·fun·dib·u·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, funnel — more at funnel

Date: 1543

: any of various funnel-shaped organs or parts: as

a. : the hollow conical process of gray matter connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus

b. : the calyx of a kidney

c. : the abdominal opening of a fallopian tube

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