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INFUNDIBULA [1 record]

Record 1 2021-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

Any of various funnel-shaped organs or parts as (a) the hollow conical process of gray matter by which the pituitary gland is continuous with the brain (b) the calyx of a kidney (c) the abdominal opening of a fallopian tube.

OBS

infundibulum: The plural form is "infundibula."

Key term(s)
  • infundibula

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Partie terminale en forme de cône ou d'entonnoir d'un conduit ou d'un canal naturel chez l'homme ou chez l'animal.

Spanish

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