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(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening
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fundus
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus" [also: fundi (pl)]
Wikipedia
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The fundus of the uterus is the top portion, opposite from the cervix . Fundal height , measured from the top of the pubic bone, is routinely measured in pregnancy to determine growth rates. If the measurement is smaller or larger than what would be expected ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially 2 # the top, hollow portion of the uterus and 3 # the back, interior part of the eye, accommodating the retina and associated blood vessels, etc. 4 # ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fundus \Fun"dus\ (f[u^]n"d[u^]s), n. [L., bottom.] (Anat.) The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the eye; the fundus of the uterus.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"bottom, depths; base of an organ," 1754, from Latin fundus "bottom" (see fund (n.)). In any general use it probably is extended from specific senses in anatomy.
Usage examples of fundus.
Vitruvius or those who followed his faction, but in behalf of the people of Fundi, whose exemption from any blame in the war had been proved by Vitruvius himself, when he made Privernum his place of retreat, and not his native country, Fundi.
One is the bas-relief signed by Antonianos of Aphrodisias and found some fifty years ago on the property of an agronomic institute, the Fundi Rustici, in the Committee Room of which it is now placed.
The fundus presses forcibly against the rectum, while the upper part of the vagina bends abruptly and forms an acute angle near the mouth of the uterus.
This term designates another unnatural position of the uterus, in which the fundus, or upper part of the organ, falls forward, as illustrated by Fig.
In its natural position, the fundus of the uterus is slightly inclined forward, and any pressure, or forward traction, is liable to cause it to fall still further in that direction.
The fundus of the womb is its upper part, when in its natural position.
Above this to the fundus or base is a triangular and flat space called the cavity.
The close adherence of the tubes and ovaries to the fundus necessitated their removal.
The organ was larger than it should be, the fundus well above the level of the pubic bone, the walls spongey.
I have to make sure the fundus is well contracted and check that the afterbirth is complete.
But as soon as they were united at Anagni and Fundi, in a place of security, they cast aside the mask, accused their own falsehood and hypocrisy, excommunicated the apostate and antichrist of Rome, and proceeded to a new election of Robert of Geneva, Clement the Seventh, whom they announced to the nations as the true and rightful vicar of Christ.
In two of the cases the hysteropexy had been performed over five years before the pregnancy occurred, and, although the bands of adhesion between the fundus and the parietes must have become very tough after so long a period, no special difficulty was encountered.
The fundus could be clearly seen through all of the pupils, and there was no posterior staphyloma nor any choroidal changes.
One is the bas-relief signed by Antonianos of Aphrodisias and found some fifty years ago on the property of an agronomic institute, the Fundi Rustici, in the Committee Room of which it is now placed.
The fundus could be clearly seen through all of the pupils, and there was no posterior staphyloma nor any choroidal changes.