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infundibulum

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infundibulum [‚in·fən′dib·yə·ləm]
(anatomy)
A funnel-shaped passage or part.
The stalk of the neurohypophysis.
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1,2) In the normal anatomic situation, the secretions then empty into the ethmoid infundibulum and pass through the hiatus semilunaris into the middle meatus, then along the lateral nasal wall and over the inferior turbinate posteriorly into the nasopharynx.
Endoscopic view of secretion transport from a maxillary antrostomy to ... by Christmas, Dewey A.; Mirante, Joseph P.; Yanagisawa, Eiji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The anterior drains into the middle meatus of the nose by way of the infundibulum.
Ethmoid Frontal Sinusitis the Facts by Jillian Phillips / Health, general community
[FIGURE 17 OMITTED] [FIGURE 18 OMITTED] Infundibular pathology The infundibulum has a funnelshaped contour 3 to 3.
Imaging sellar and suprasellar pathology by Shah, Lubdha M.; Phillips, C. Douglas / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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