infundibula of kidney
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calices renales minores — [TA] minor renal calices: a variable number of smaller subdivisions of the renal pelvis that enclose the renal pyramids and open into the major calices. Called also infundibula of kidney … Medical dictionary
Infundibulum — An infundibulum (Latin for funnel ; plural, infundibula ) is a funnel shape cavity or organ.* Lungs: The alveolar sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers (alveoli) open are called infundibula. * Heart: The outflow portion of the right… … Wikipedia
Calculus — A stone, as in the urinary tract. Also, the calcium salt deposits on the teeth. The word calculus in Latin means a pebble. Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus. A urinary calculus is a pebble in… … Medical dictionary
infundibulum — noun (plural infundibula) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, funnel more at funnel Date: 1543 any of various funnel shaped organs or parts: as a. the hollow conical process of gray matter connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus b. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
infundibulum — [in΄fun dib′yo͞oləm] n. pl. infundibula [in΄fun dib′yo͞olə] [ModL < L, a funnel < infundere: see INFUSE] Anat. any of various funnel shaped organs or passages, as a) the extension of the third ventricle of the brain to the pituitary gland… … English World dictionary
