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fundus

fun·dus

UK/ˈfʌn.dəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening

  • “the uterine fundus”

Origin

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn From Latin fundus (“bottom”). Doublet of fond and fund.

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