infundibulum

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noun

A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

“Near-synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu”

Similar
choanapelviscornu
OriginLatin infundibulum ← Proto-Italic *hundō ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti →
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Meanings

nouninfundibulum (plural infundibula)

plural infundibula

  1. anatomyA funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

    Near-synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu

    Synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

Similar
choanapelviscornu
Also see
choanacornupelvis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  8. Proto-Italic*hundō
  9. Latinfundō
  10. Latinīnfund(i)
  11. Latininfundibulum
  12. Englishinfundibulum

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek χοάνη
  • χοάνη (khoánē)a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
Catalan infundíbul
  • infundíbula funnel-shaped cavity or organ
French infundibulum
  • infundibuluma funnel-shaped cavity or organ
Spanish infundíbulo
  • infundíbuloa funnel-shaped cavity or organ

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with infundibulum

vestibulum
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Cite this entry
APA

infundibulum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infundibulum

MLA

“infundibulum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infundibulum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infundibulum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infundibulum.

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