English

Human Stomach schematic showing location of fundus

Fundi, sulci, and gyri in a section across a human brain

Noun

fundus ‎(plural fundi)

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, accommodating the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
   3. the uppermost hollow of the stomach, which in humans forms a bulge above where the oesophagus enters the stomach.
   4. the deepest part of a sulcus, such as the sulci in the human cerebral cortex.

Derived terms

• fundectomy
• fundic
• fundusectomy

Translations

Esperanto

Verb

fundus

1. conditional of fundi

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o, from *bʰudʰmḗn. Confer with the similar treatment in Ancient Greek πύνδαξ ‎(púndax, “bottom”). Cognates include Sanskrit बुध्न ‎(budhna), Persian بن ‎(bon, “root, bottom”), Ancient Greek πυθμήν ‎(puthmḗn, “bottom”), and Old English botm (English bottom).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.dus/

Noun

fundus m ‎(genitive fundī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• adfundō
• funditus
• fundō
• fundulus
• profundus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• fundus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fundus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• FUNDUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fundus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• fundus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin