(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the upper portion of the stomach is wrapped around the lower end of the esophagus.

A traditional Japanese men's and women's undergarment made from a length of cotton.

plural of fundoplication

(surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.

plural of fundoshi

plural of fundoscopy

Relating to fundoscopy.

Alternative form of funduscopy (see usage note about -u- and -o- spellings.)

plural of fundoplasty

Alternative form of funduscope