Fundus: General term for the part of any body organ furthest from its entrance.
Fundus: , pl. fundi [TA] The bottom or lowest part of a sac or hollow organ; that part farthest removed from the opening or exit; occasionally a broad cul-de-sac. [L. bottom]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Fundus: (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus".
Source: WordNet 2.1
Fundus (organ): The fundus is one of four sections of the stomach. The fundus is located at the uppermost section of the stomach. Its function is to store accumulated gas, which is produced as a by product of digestion, and to store extra food as needed.
Conditions that afflict the fundus include stomach cancer, stomach gas, indigestion, gastric ulcer, Helicobacter pylori infection and gastritis.
Fundus (organ): See Fundus (organ information).
More information on organs: Fundus:
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Fundus into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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