fundus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin fundus (bottom).

[edit] Noun

fundus (plural fundi)

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1. (anatomy) the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially
   1. the top, hollow portion of the uterus and
   2. the back, interior part of the eye: the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
   3. the uppermost curve of the stomach

[edit] Derived terms

• fundectomy
• fundic
• fundusectomy

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn. Cognates include Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmēn), “‘bottom’”), and Old English botm (English bottom).

[edit] Noun

fundus (genitive fundī); m, second declension

1. bottom, lowest part,
2. farm, piece of land, estate
3. ground
4. foundation
5. an authority

[edit] Inflection

Second declension (2).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fundus	fundī
genitive	fundī	fundōrum
dative	fundō	fundīs
accusative	fundum	fundōs
ablative	fundō	fundīs
vocative	funde	fundī

[edit] References

• “fundus” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)