infundibulum

[in-fun-dib´u-lum] (pl. infundi´bula) (L.)

1. any funnel-shaped passage; called also choana.

ethmoidal infundibulum

1. a passage connecting the nasal cavity with the anterior ethmoidal cells and frontal sinus.

2. a sinuous passage connecting the middle meatus of the nose with the anterior ethmoidal cells and often with the frontal sinus.

infundibulum of hypothalamus a hollow, funnel-shaped mass in front of the tuber cinereum, extending to the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

infundibulum of uterine tube the distal, funnel-shaped portion of the fallopian (uterine) tube.

in·fun·dib·u·la

(in'fŭn-dib'yū-lă),

Plural of infundibulum.

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in·fun·dib·u·la

(in'fŭn-dib'yū-lă)

Plural of infundibulum.

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In the other six patients without unidentified diverticula, the diverticular walls were located and laser-incised and the infundibula reestablished via the guidewire.

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Histopathologic study identified a papillomatous hyperplasia of the hyperkeratotic surface epithelium and a large number of underlying mature sebaceous glands, keratin-filled infundibula, small hair structures, and deep apocrine glands (figure 3).

A rare case of a sebaceous nevus in the external auditory canal. (Original Article)

Valvular PS, excluding severe infundibula stenosis, may be a good candidate for PBPV.

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