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fundus

[fuhn-duhs] Origin

fun·dus

[fuhn-duhs]
noun, plural -di [-dahy] . Anatomy.
the base of an organ, or the part opposite to or remote from an aperture.

Origin:
1745–55; < Latin: literally, bottom

fun·dic, adjective
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fundus (ˈfʌndəs)
 
n , pl -di
anatomy the base of an organ or the part farthest away from its opening
 
[C18: from Latin, literally: the bottom, a farm, estate]
 
'fundic
 
adj

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fundus
from L. fundus bottom (see fund (n.)).
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fundus fun·dus (fŭn'dəs)
n. pl. fun·di (-dī')
The bottom of or part farthest from the opening of a sac or hollow organ.


fun'dic adj.

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