fundoplication

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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.

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Meanings

nounfundoplication (plural fundoplications)

plural fundoplications

  1. medicineAn 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.

Origin

From fundus and plication.

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APA

fundoplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplication

MLA

“fundoplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fundoplication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundoplication.

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