HyperDic: infundibulum

English > 1 sense of the word infundibulum:
NOUNbodyinfundibulumany of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
English > infundibulum: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk).
Part ofdiencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalonThe posterior division of the forebrain
Narrowerhypophyseal stalkThe funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Spanishinfundíbulo
Catalaninfundíbul

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