infundibulum of uterine tube

infundibulum

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

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

2. conus arteriosus.

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.

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in·fun·dib·u·lum of u·ter·ine tube

[TA]

the funnellike expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine (fallopian) tube.

Synonym(s): infundibulum tubae uterinae [TA], infundibulum (2)

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in·fun·dib·u·lum of u·ter·ine tube

(in'fŭn-dib'yū-lŭm yū'tĕr-in tūb) [TA]

The funnellike expansion of the abdominal extremity of the uterine (fallopian) tube.
Synonym(s): infundibulum tubae uterinae [TA] , infundibulum (2) .

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