"fundus" meaning in English

See fundus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʌn.dəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fundus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fundi [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn From Latin fundus (“bottom”). Doublet of fond and fund. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰudʰmḗn}} PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn, {{uder|en|la|fundus||bottom}} Latin fundus (“bottom”), {{doublet|en|fond|fund}} Doublet of fond and fund Head templates: {{en-noun|fundi}} fundus (plural fundi)
  1. (anatomy) The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially:
    The top, hollow portion of the uterus.
    Sense id: en-fundus-en-noun-LS4AQ2LN Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially:
    The back, interior part of the eye, accommodating the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
    Translations (of the eye): 眼底 (yǎndǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), dno [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-fundus-en-noun-7PxyXVGb Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 55 11 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 43 18 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 57 10 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 29 3 11 3 27 3 11 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 2 12 2 31 2 12 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 36 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 44 14 27 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of the eye': 0 100 0 0
  3. (anatomy) The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially:
    The uppermost hollow of the stomach, which in humans forms a bulge above where the oesophagus enters the stomach.
    Sense id: en-fundus-en-noun-Dh6CPTcX Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (anatomy) The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially:
    The deepest part of a sulcus, such as of the sulci of the human cerebral cortex.
    Sense id: en-fundus-en-noun-alPe9t~L Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 29 3 11 3 27 3 11 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 2 12 2 31 2 12 1 1 1 1 1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fundectomy, fundic, fundoplasty, funduscope, fundusectomy

Inflected forms

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