The Chrono-synclastic infundibulum, for example, if l've got that right. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Panic]
This plate reaches forward below the third cerebral vesicle as far as the infundibulum. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
A chronosynclastic infundibulum, from memory, is where everything that could be true, is true simultaneously. From Wordnik.com. [Three years and counting - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The lateral trabeculæ are long bars which curve round the infundibulum and reach nearly to the front end of the head. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
In "The Sirens of Titan" (1959), there is a mathematical point where everybody is right all the time -- "the chrono-synclastic infundibulum.". From Wordnik.com. [Dark Jester, Cranky Scold] Reference
The middle one is small and sticks up behind the infundibulum; it is absent in fish and Amphibia, and soon disappears during the development of the higher forms. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
We decided it was time to finally meet, and the daffodil party seemed the perfect time, so we crossed our fingers and hoped a chrono-synclastic infundibulum would not result. From Wordnik.com. [Dueling (and Partying) Scott Edelmans] Reference
I would fear that Paul Nelson has fallen into a chronosynclastic infundibulum and come unstuck in time, except that he still pops up saying the same stuff at creationist conferences. From Wordnik.com. [Three years and counting - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Reply infundibulum » Katrina Data Entry Doohickey says. From Wordnik.com. [Recovery 2.0: A call to convene « BuzzMachine] Reference
When it feels safe, it extends and the infundibulum opens like a blossom. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Note that the sinus frontalis developed directly from the infundibulum ethmoidale. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrations. Fig. 862] Reference
Ciliae at the rim's edge sweep food into the mouth at the bottom of the infundibulum. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If you have entered into a chronosynclastic infundibulum this generally happens a lot. From Wordnik.com. [The BRAD BLOG] Reference
The ampulla of each oviduct ends in the infundibulum, a funnel-like opening close to the ovary. From Wordnik.com. [TheHorse.com News] Reference
The infundibulum is also lined with fimbriae, which attract and catch the ova, guiding them toward the entrance of the oviducts. From Wordnik.com. [TheHorse.com News] Reference
The anterior and middle groups open into the middle meatus of the nose, the former by way of the infundibulum, the latter on or above the bulla ethmoidalis. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1b. The Organ of Smell] Reference
The infundibulum in the mare is next to a specific area of the ovary -- the ovulation fossa -- which is unique to the mare and is the only site of ova release. From Wordnik.com. [TheHorse.com News] Reference
One builds his reputation on a peculiar way of getting the tone into the frontal sinuses by way of the infundibulum canal, and makes all other things secondary. From Wordnik.com. [The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing] Reference
The ventricle is prolonged downward as a funnel-shaped recess, the recessus infundibuli, into the infundibulum, and to the apex of the latter the hypophysis is attached. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon] Reference
For those more familiar with the Ebeneezer Goode era of the Shamen, I would recommend this if only to see where they were coming from; and what is a raspberry infundibulum anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
The infundibulum is, therefore, relatively hard to distinguish in the mare, as it is smaller than those in other species in which the funnel-shaped structure surrounds the whole ovary. From Wordnik.com. [TheHorse.com News] Reference
The diaphragma sellæ is a small circular horizontal fold, which roofs in the sella turcica and almost completely covers the hypophysis; a small central opening transmits the infundibulum. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4g. The Meninges of the Brain and Medulla Spinalis] Reference
The hypophysis (pituitary body) (Fig. 1180) is a small reddish-gray body, about 1 cm. in diameter, attached to the end of the infundibulum of the brain and resting in the hypophyseal fossa. From Wordnik.com. [XI. Splanchnology. 4d. The Hypophysis Cerebri] Reference
The Hypothalamus (Fig. 720) includes the subthalamic tegmental region and the structures forming the greater part of the floor of the third ventricle, viz., the corpora mammillaria, tuber cinereum, infundibulum, hypophysis, and optic chiasma. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon] Reference
Chrono-synclastic infundibulum, anyone?. From Wordnik.com. [2005 Kurt Vonnegut Video Interview] Reference
Chronosynclastic infundibulum, baby!. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Cynic] Reference
"chronosynclastic infundibulum again? ...". From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
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