Fundus

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  • noun. The portion of a hollow organ opposite or farthest from its opening.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In a general sense, bottom; depths: as, the fundus of a cave or a wood.
  • noun. In anatomy, the larger end of any cone- or pearshaped organ, as the upper part of the uterus, the left portion of the stomach, or the anterior and lower end of the gall-bladder.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The bottom or base of any hollow organ
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening
    • Word Usage
    "It's very discouraging, especially when you go to the doctor and find out that your fundus is still well below the pelvis bone - so why exactly is my tummy starting to stick out approximately one inch below the breastbone?"
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