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infundibulum

/in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luhm/US // ˌɪn fʌnˈdɪb yə ləm //UK // (ˌɪnfʌnˈdɪbjʊləm) //

阴阳师,阴阳眼,阴部,阴阳怪气

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural in·fun·dib·u·la [in-fuhn-dib-yuh-luh]. /ˌɪn fʌnˈdɪb yə lə/. Anatomy.

    • : a funnel-shaped organ or part.
    • : a funnel-shaped extension of the hypothalamus connecting the pituitary gland to the base of the brain.
    • : a space in the right ventricle at the base of the pulmonary artery.

Examples

  • The lateral trabeculæ are long bars which curve round the infundibulum and reach nearly to the front end of the head.

  • This plate reaches forward below the third cerebral vesicle as far as the infundibulum.

  • Opening ventrally is a tube called the tube of the hypophysis, Hy., which extends close up to the termination of the infundibulum.

  • It is a long, tapering tube which passes ventrally and terminates blindly at the infundibulum in Ammocœtes.

  • It also shews the wide opening of the infundibulum in the middle line into the base of the brain.