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fun·dus

 (fŭn′dəs)
n. pl. fun·di (-dī′) Anatomy
The portion of a hollow organ opposite or farthest from its opening.

[Latin, bottom.]

fun′dic adj.
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fundus

(ˈfʌndəs)
n, pl -di (-daɪ)
(Anatomy) anatomy the base of an organ or the part farthest away from its opening
[C18: from Latin, literally: the bottom, a farm, estate]
ˈfundic adj
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fun•dus

(ˈfʌn dəs)

n., pl. -di (-dī). Anat.
the base of a hollow organ, or the part furthest from the aperture.
[< Latin]
fun′dic, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its openingfundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the stomach"
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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Translations

fun·dus

n. fondo, la parte más distante al orificio de entrada de un órgano;
___ of stomach___ del estómago;
___ uteri___ del útero.
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fundus

n (gyn, ophth, etc.) fondo
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The expression levels of CPI-17, the inhibitor protein of MLCP, in diabetic fundus muscles are significantly lower than the expression levels in nondiabetic fundus muscles (Figures 4(a) and 4(b)).
Fundus examination of his right eye showed a well-circumscribed, elevated, and around 4 disc diameter (DD) premacular haemorrhage that extended from the upper vascular arcuate to the fovea.
In CRVO, the fundus may show retinal hemorrhages, dilated tortuous retinal veins, cotton-wool spots, optic edema, and macular edema (ME); ME is the most important cause of visual impairment in CRVO [3].
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Non-mydriatic ocular fundus photography seems to be a hopeful solution, especially for retinal disease, when combined with telemedicine because it does not require pupil dilation and it can be done with a portable fundus camera.
After this, researchers manipulated the WNT/[beta]-catenin in a Petri dish to trigger the formation of human fundus organoids from pluripotent stem cells.
TVS was performed to look for a cause of endometrial collection, which revealed a collection with thick echoes within the uterine cavity suggestive of pyometra and a defect of size 2.0 x 2.0 cm in the anterior wall near fundus (Figure 1).
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