Found 2 items, similar to FistUla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fistula
fistula
n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn:
fistulous withers
]
2: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the
body surface [syn:
sinus]
[also:
fistulae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fistula
Fistula
\Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl.
Fistul[ae]. [L.]
1. A reed; a pipe.
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2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight.
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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.
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Incomplete fistula (Med.), a fistula open at one end only.
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