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infundibulum

in·fun·dib·u·lum [ ìnfən díbbyələm ] (plural in·fun·dib·u·la [ ìnfən díbbyələ ])


noun 
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funnel-shaped body part: a funnel-shaped opening, passage, or structure in vertebrates, e.g. the stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the brain or the opening of a fallopian tube into the ovary

[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "funnel" < infundere (see infuse)]

in·fun·dib·u·lar adjective
in·fun·dib·u·late [ ìnfən díbbyə làyt, ìnfən díbbyələt ] adjective
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