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Definition: Infundibulum |
InfundibulumNoun1. Any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Infundibulum \In`fun*dib"u*lum\, noun; plural Latin Infundibula, English Infundibulums. [Latin expression, funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An infundibulum is a funnel-shaped cavity or organ. The alveolar sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers (alveoli) open are called infundibula and the end of the mammalian oviduct nearest to the ovary also bears this name. A small outgrowth of the ventral wall of the embryonic brain from which the pars nervosa of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland develops is also called the infundibulum.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Infundibulum."
Crosswords: Infundibulum |
| English words defined with "infundibulum": Haematosac ♦ Infundibula, Infundibulate, Infundibulums ♦ Pituitary body. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "infundibulum": Fallopian Tubes ♦ Pituitary Gland, Posterior, Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis ♦ Tuber Cinereum. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "infundibulum": funnel. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Infundibulum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (a funnel or hopper in a mill, funnel). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Lobate ctenophores are translucent and give off a bioluminescent glow. Bolinopsis infundibulum. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
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Expressions using "infundibulum": dental infundibulum ♦ infundibulum dentis. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
infundibulum | 7 |
infundibulum myxicola | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "infundibulum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | infundibulum hypothalami, infundibulum (neck of gall bladder, outflow tract). (various references) | |
Dutch | infundibulum hypothalamium, infundibulum, conus pulmonalis, conus arteriosus. (various references) | |
Finnish | sydänkuoppa (dental infundibulum, infundibulum dentis), jyväkuoppa (dental infundibulum, infundibulum dentis), hampaan infundibulum (dental infundibulum, infundibulum dentis). (various references) | |
French | infundibulum, cône pulmonaire, cône artériel. (various references) | |
German | Infundibulum hypothalami, Infundibulum cerebri, Infundibulum, Hypophysenstiel, Habenula hypophyseos, Conus arteriosus. (various references) | |
Greek | κόλπωμα της χοάνης, χοάνη της υπόφυσης, χοανικό κόλπωμα, αρτηριακός κώνος (outflow tract), αρτηριακός κώδων. (various references) | |
Hebrew | משפך (funnel). (various references) | |
Italian | infundibolo ipotalamico, infundibolo cerebrale, infundibolo, peduncolo ipofisario. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | infundibulumay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | infundíbulo (outflow tract). (various references) | |
Spanish | infundíbulo hipotalámico, infundíbulo cerebral, infundíbulo (outflow tract), cono arterioso. (various references) | |
Swedish | kärnspår (dental infundibulum, infundibulum dentis), kärnsäck (dental infundibulum, infundibulum dentis), kärna (kernel, core, heart, marrow, nucleus, pip, pit, stone). (various references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "infundibulum" (pronounced 'In`fun*dib"u*lum'): Acetabulum, Animalculum, Asylum, Capitulum, Cerebellum, Cingulum, Clum, Coagulum, Coelum, Collum, Corallum, Corniculum, Cribellum, Crotalum, Curriculum, Flabellum, flagellum, Fraenulum, Furculum, Glabellum, Hibernaculum, hilum, hoodlum, hordeolum, Lum, Mesophyllum, Operculum, Opusculum, Osculum, Ossiculum, Ovulum, pabulum, Paradactylum, Paramylum, Peplum, Periculum, Petalum, Podophyllum, Postscutellum, Praeoperculum, Preoperculum, Propagulum, Receptaculum, Replum, Reticulum, Retinaculum, Rostellum, Rostrulum, Sacellum, Santalum. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-f-i-i-l-m-n-n-u-u-u" | |
-3 letters: unmindful. | |
-5 letters: dubnium, indulin, mindful, unbuild. | |
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