infundibular stalk

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infundibular stalk

[in′fundib′yələr]

Etymology: L, infundibulum, funnel; ME, stalke

an elongated funnel-shaped structure that connects the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland.

infundibular

pertaining to any of the body's infundibula. See also infundibulum.

infundibular cyst

see epidermal cyst.

infundibular necrosis

tooth necrosis, commencing in the tooth infundibulum, common in old horses.

infundibular process

the central part of the posterior pituitary gland; called also pars nervosa.

infundibular recess

the diverticulum off the third ventricle that occupies the infundibulum of the hypophysis.

infundibular stalk

the stalk of the hypophysis; with the pars tuberalis comprises the hypophyseal base.

infundibular stenosis

narrowing of the pulmonary artery just below the pulmonic valves; the stenosis is produced by a ring of connective tissue around the outflow tract of the right ventricle.

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