ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈdibyələm noun
( plural infundibu·la -lə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, funnel, from infundere to pour in — more at infuse
: any of various conical or dilated organs or parts: as
a. : the hollow conical process of gray matter that is borne on the tuber cinereum and constitutes the stalk of the neurohypophysis by which the pituitary body is continuous with the brain
b. : any of the small spaces having walls beset with air sacs in which the bronchial tubes terminate in the lungs
c. : the enlarged process of the right ventricle from which the pulmonary artery arises
d. : the passage by which the anterior ethmoid cells and the frontal sinuses communicate with the nose
e. : the calyx of a kidney
f. : the abdominal opening of a fallopian tube
g. : a central cavity in the Ctenophora into which the gastric sac leads