Definition of fistula Fistula
fis•tu•la
We found 10 definitions of fistula from 6 different sources.
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What does fistula mean?
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NounPlural: fistulas |
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| fistula - an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface | ||
| sinus | ||
| passageway, passage a passage between rooms or between buildings | ||
| fistula - a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse | ||
| fistulous withers | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fistula (n.)
A reed; a pipe. - fistula (n.)
A pipe for convejing water. - fistula (n.)
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.
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fistula
Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fistula
fist′ū-la, n. a narrow passage or duct: the tube through which the wine of the eucharist was once sucked from the chalice—also Calamus.—adjs. Fist′ular, hollow like a pipe; Fist′ulate, -d, hollowed like a fistula.—v.i. Fist′ulate, to assume such a form.—adjs. Fist′uliform; Fist′ulose, Fist′ulous, of the form of a fistula. [L. fistula, a pipe.]
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