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fundal

fundal

1 9.9
Relating to the base part of an organ, for example the top of the womb
  • adjective
  • /ˈfʌndəl/
  • Specialized
: fundal
  • During her check-up, they recorded the fundal height of the uterus for further evaluation.

Examples

  • But, surprise, my pubic bone to fundal height measurements were always correct, and my babies were all average size!

    Blog text (4)

  • A fundal examination revealed that the left optic nerve was pale and cupped; the right optic nerve was normal.

    Academic text (2005)

  • This is to check the fundal height of the uterus in cm (which should roughly correspond to the number of weeks pregnant a woman is after 20 weeks), as well as the position of the baby and the placenta.

    Blog text (7)

  • The doctor measured the fundal height to assess the growth of the fetus.

  • A thorough fundal examination of the eye showed no signs of disease.

Surface Forms

fundal positive

Morphology

fundal = fundus (semi-transparent) = fundus + al

The adjective is built regularly from the technical noun 'fundus' plus '-al', but the base word itself is specialized and not likely to be familiar to many learners.

Etymology

The word fundal comes from the Latin fundus, meaning 'bottom' or 'base'. Think of foundation or fund as things that are the base, so fundal describes the base or bottom part of an organ.