fundus

American  

[fuhn-duhs] / ˈfʌn dəs /

noun

Anatomy.

• fundi
  plural

1. the base of an organ, or the part opposite to or remote from an aperture.

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fundus British  

/ ˈfʌndəs /

noun

1. anatomy the base of an organ or the part farthest away from its opening

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• fundic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• fundi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fundus

1745–55; < Latin: literally, bottom

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fundus fundi

The original sense of “bottom” survives in many words related to “fund,” including foundation, fundamental, profound and the medical term fundus, the area of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ’s opening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

It’s derived from the Latin fundus, meaning base or bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

One problem is that the algorithm required pristine fundus images.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024

Fundus autofluorescence is a non-invasive method for imaging the fundus of the eye.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

The fundus of the uterus descended into the vagina and the whole uterine apparatus was removed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

The fundi, pupils, and ocular movements are all normal.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins

Hunters were now directed to proceed east and north to procure meat, because in each caravan it generally happens that there are fundi, whose special trade it is to hunt for meat for the camp.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

The diocese of Hippo had to deal with many houses and immense fundi, upon which lived an entire population of artisans and freed-men, agricultural labourers, and even art-workers—smelters, embroiderers, chisellers on metals.

From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan

I knew Bombay to be a generous, honest man, entitled by his former services to be in the position he was now holding as fundi, or supervisor in the camp.

From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke

Skin of vitreous clear; slight weakness of external recti; cornea clear; field of vision normal for white; both fundi normal except for slight hyperæmia.

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck