Definition

Noun: 1. (Anatomy) The base or the part farthest from the opening of a hollow organ. This is the closed, often rounded, end of an organ that is opposite its main opening or canal.

Usage

The term "fundus" is used exclusively in anatomical and medical contexts to describe the specific region of certain internal organs. * It is typically used with a possessive or descriptive phrase to specify the organ, e.g., "the fundus of the stomach," "the gastric fundus," "the uterine fundus." * It functions as a standard noun and can be modified by adjectives (e.g., "distended fundus," "normal fundus").

Examples

• General Anatomical Reference:
  • During the examination, the doctor noted the appearance of the fundus.
  • An ulcer was discovered in the fundus of the stomach.
• Specific Organ Reference:
  • After childbirth, the height of the uterine fundus is monitored.
  • The ophthalmologist took a photograph of the ocular fundus (the back portion of the inside of the eye, including the retina).

Advanced Usage

• Funduscopy / Ophthalmoscopy: A medical procedure to examine the fundus of the eye.
  • Funduscopy revealed signs of increased intracranial pressure.
• Fundal Height: A measurement in obstetrics from the pubic bone to the top of the uterine fundus, used to assess fetal growth.
  • The midwife measured the fundal height at the prenatal checkup.

Variants and Related Words

• Fundic (adjective): Pertaining to the fundus.
  • Fundic gland polyps are a type of stomach polyp.
• Fundectomy (noun): Surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as a partial gastrectomy involving the stomach fundus.

Different Meanings

The word "fundus" has only one primary meaning in modern English, which is the anatomical definition provided above. It is a specialized scientific term.

Synonyms

• Base (in a general anatomical sense, though less precise)
• Bottom (in a general anatomical sense, though less precise and informal)

Note: Synonyms like "base" or "bottom" are approximate and lack the specific anatomical precision of "fundus."

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Not applicable. "Fundus" is a technical anatomical noun and is not used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.

Noun

1. (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening
   • the uterine fundus
   • the fundus of the stomach