fundus

[ fuhn-duh s ]

/ ˈfʌn dəs /

noun, plural fun·di [fuhn-dahy] /ˈfʌn daɪ/. Anatomy.

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

Nearby words

Origin of fundus

1745–55; < Latin: literally, bottom

Related formsfun·dic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fundus

After being swallowed, the food enters the region situated at the cardiac end, known as the fundus.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
Next comes the gall bladder, a pear-shaped bag, the fundus of which is in front and below, the neck behind and above.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various
Seems to her that the fundus of the stomach is depressed in the abdomen, as if on fire at the pyloric end of stomach.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
This is a very frequent complaint after bad labours, the fundus uteri becomes inverted and descends like the prolapsus ani.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

At the same time villa is an architectural term; fundus, an economical term; prdium, a juridical term.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

British Dictionary definitions for fundus

fundus

/ (ˈfʌndəs) /

noun plural -di (-daɪ)

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

Derived Formsfundic, adjective

Word Origin for fundus

C18: from Latin, literally: the bottom, a farm, estate

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Word Origin and History for fundus

fundus

from Latin fundus "bottom" (see fund (n.)).

Medicine definitions for fundus

fundus

[ fŭn′dəs ]

n. pl. fun•di (-dī′)

The bottom of or part farthest from the opening of a sac or hollow organ.

Related formsfun′dic adj.