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postinfundibular

postinfundibular adjective: behind an infundibulum.

Adjective

postinfundibular (not comparable)

  1. Behind an infundibulum
    • The infundibular diverticulum expands into two recesses: the rostrally situated preinfundibular recess which inflates the rostromedial corner of the quadrate, and the caudolaterally situated postinfundibular recess.2015 September 24, “Ontogeny of the Middle-Ear Air-Sinus System in Alligator mississippiensis (Archosauria: Crocodylia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postinfundibular

From post- + infundibular.

Questions about postinfundibular

What does postinfundibular mean?
Postinfundibular means behind an infundibulum.
What part of speech is postinfundibular?
Postinfundibular is an adjective.

Words near postinfundibular in the dictionary

  1. postinfluenza
  2. postinfluenzal
  3. postinformation
  4. postinfraorbital
  5. postinfraorbitals
  6. postinfundibular
  7. postinfusion
  8. posting
  9. posting date
  10. posting dates
  11. posting house

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