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fundoplication

fundoplication 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.

Noun

fundoplication (plural fundoplications)

  1. 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.

fundoplication meaning in Tamil

fundoplication in Tamil

மேல் இரையகமடிப்பறுவைச் சிகிச்சை, நிசெனின் மேல் இரையகமடிப்பறுவைச் சிகிச்சை

Forms of fundoplication

pluralfundoplications

Origin of fundoplication

From fundus and plication.

Questions about fundoplication

What does fundoplication mean?
Fundoplication means 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.
What is fundoplication in Tamil?
Fundoplication in Tamil is மேல் இரையகமடிப்பறுவைச் சிகிச்சை, நிசெனின் மேல் இரையகமடிப்பறுவைச் சிகிச்சை. See Fundoplication meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fundoplication?
Fundoplication is a noun.
What is the plural of fundoplication?
The plural of fundoplication is fundoplications.

Words near fundoplication in the dictionary

  1. fundis
  2. fundless
  3. fundlessness
  4. fundoplasties
  5. fundoplasty
  6. fundoplication
  7. fundoplications
  8. Fundora
  9. Fundoras
  10. fundoscope
  11. fundoscopes

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