Definition of FUNDUS

fundus

Meanings

Plural: fundi

Noun

  • (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"
  • The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially:
  • The top, hollow portion of the uterus.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*bʰudʰmḗn
From Latin fundus (“bottom”). Doublet of fond and fund.

Scrabble Score: 10

fundus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fundus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fundus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fundus is a valid Words With Friends word