fundus

Noun

Meaning

The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the bladder; the fundus of the eye.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fovea choroid fund macula ophthalmoscopy retina optic nerve ophthalmoscope optic disc retinal detachment abapical eyeground retinograph eye grounds retinal angiography
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Antonyms

acme prevent summit vertex apex maximum
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Hypernyms

structure anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part

Phrases with the word

digital fundus camera fundus camera fundus examination fundus inspection fundus observation fundus visualization

Derivatives

fundi

Examples

the uterine fundus Source: Internet

the fundus of the stomach Source: Internet

Damage to the fundus, even if the rest of the eye is in good condition, will have severe problems. Source: Internet

Light skinned people with blue eyes have relatively low melanin in the fundus and thus show a much stronger red-eye effect than dark skinned people with brown eyes. Source: Internet

It is inserted through the cervix with a special applicator that sutures the thread to the fundus (top) of the uterus ; the thread is then cut with a tail hanging outside of the cervix, similar to frame IUDs. Source: Internet

Middle English (in the sense ‘knock to the ground’): from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on Latin fundus ‘bottom, base’. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Fundulus waccamensis fundungi funduq fundus analysis fundus assessment fundus camera