| Pronunciation: | | 'fischûlu
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| Matching Terms: | | fistular, fistularia, fistulariidae, fistularioid, fistulate, fistule, fistuliform, fistulina, fistulina hepatica, fistulinaceae, fistulose, fistulous
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| | Definition: | | [n] an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface |
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| | Synonyms: | | sinus |
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| | See Also: | | passage, passageway |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Abnormal connection between one hollow organ and another, or the surface of the skin (cutaneous). |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Abnormal pipe-like opening between two hollow organs, such as between the vagina and the rectum.
- A vessel which conducts water in a plant.
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