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fundoplication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
fun-do-pli-ca-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From fundus and plication.

Inflected Forms

fundoplications (plural)

Questions

What does fundoplication mean?
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.
Where does fundoplication come from?
From fundus and plication.

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