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infundibulum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɪbjʊləm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

Narrower terms: hypophyseal stalk

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin fundō Latin īnfund(i) Proto-Indo-European *-dhlomder. Latin -bulum Latin infundibulumbor. English infundibulum Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: infundíbul — a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
  • French: infundibulum — a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
  • Ancient Greek: χοάνη (khoánē) — a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
  • Spanish: infundíbulo — a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
  • Ottoman Turkish: قمع (kamʿ) — a funnel-shaped cavity or organ