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.

Words nearby fundus

funding operations, fundoplication, fundraise, fundraiser, funds, fundus, fundus gland, fundus of eye, fundus of gallbladder, fundus of stomach, fundus of urinary bladder

Origin of fundus

1745–55; < Latin: literally, bottom

OTHER WORDS FROM fundus

fun·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 forms of fundus

fundic, adjective

Word Origin for fundus

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

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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.

Other words from fundus

fun′dic adj.