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Infundibulum
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Inˊfun-dib′u-lum
,Noun.
pl. L.
Infundibula
(#)
, E. Infundibulums
(#)
. [L., a funnel, from
infundere
to pour in or into. See Infuse
.] 1.
(Anat.)
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.2.
(Zool.)
(a)
A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads.
(b)
The siphon of Cephalopoda. See
Cephalopoda
. Definition 2025
infundibulum
infundibulum
Latin
Etymology
From īnfund(i) (“to pour in or upon”) + -bulum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [ĩː.fʊnˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫũ]
Noun
īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
| genitive | īnfundibulī | īnfundibulōrum |
| dative | īnfundibulō | īnfundibulīs |
| accusative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
| ablative | īnfundibulō | īnfundibulīs |
| vocative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
References
- infundibulum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “infundibulum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- infundibulum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers