noun
any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
• Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑bodily structure, ↑body structure
• Hyponyms: ↑hypophyseal stalk
• Part Holonyms: ↑diencephalon, ↑interbrain, ↑betweenbrain, ↑thalmencephalon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.