About The Word Fistula
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Fistula
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What's The Definition Of Fistula?
[n] an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fistula: sinus Related Terms | Find terms related to Fistula: See Also | passage | passageway Fistula In Webster's Dictionary \Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Fistul[ae]}. [L.]
1. A reed; a pipe.
2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight.
3. (Med.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts
with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic
abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity
and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula;
an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula.
{Incomplete fistula} (Med.), a fistula open at one end only.
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