infundibulum

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His investigation showed that the funnel-shaped passage known as the infundibulum extends from the frontal sinus directly into the antrum or maxillary sinus_.

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  1. noun Any of various funnel-shaped bodily passages, openings, structures, or parts, especially:
  2. noun The stalk of the pituitary gland.
  3. noun The calyx of a kidney.
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  • When it feels safe, it extends and the infundibulum opens like a blossom.
  • Ciliae at the rim's edge sweep food into the mouth at the bottom of the infundibulum.
  • If you have entered into a chronosynclastic infundibulum this generally happens a lot. —  The BRAD BLOG
  • This plate reaches forward below the third cerebral vesicle as far as the infundibulum. —  Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
  • His investigation showed that the funnel-shaped passage known as the infundibulum extends from the frontal sinus directly into the antrum or maxillary sinus_. —  Resonance in Singing and Speaking
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  1. Latin, funnel, from īnfundere, to pour in; see infuse.

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  1. Latin, a funnel, literally that which is poured into, from infundere, pour into, from in, into, + fundere, pour: see found, fuse. Hence ult. funnel.
 

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/ɪnfənˈdɪbjuləm/
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