fundoplasty

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounfundoplasty (plural fundoplasties)

plural fundoplasties

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which the upper portion of the stomach is wrapped around the lower end of the esophagus.

    Achalasia was diagnosed postpartum and myotomy-fundoplasty was performed.

    2000, Yasumasa Ohno, Michiyasu Kawai, Yoshihisa Shibata, Yoshihisa Shibata, “Esophageal achalasia in pregnancy”, in American journal of perinatology, →DOI

Origin

From fundus + -plasty.

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APA

fundoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplasty

MLA

“fundoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fundoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplasty.

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