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infundibulum

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A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes.

A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.

The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is a lobe of the gland that is functionally connected to the hypothalamus by the median eminence via a small tube called the pituitary stalk (also called the infundibular stalk or the infundibulum). Source: Internet

Veterinary medicine * Infundibulum (tooth) : In horses, other equines and ruminants, the infundibulum of a tooth is the central cup or funnel of tooth enamel and cementum. Source: Internet

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