fistula

Noun

Meaning

A reed; a pipe.

A pipe for convejing water.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pipe sinus fistulous withers reed canal pimple carbuncle channel tube hole infection cavity hollow crack capsule
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

passage passageway animal disease

Phrases with the word

senna fistula cholecystoduodenal fistula rectovaginal fistula tracheoinnominate fistula esophageal fistula formation colocutaneous fistula

Derivatives

fistulae

Examples

After this time, some scar tissue may be present, but the fistula is normally fully developed and mostly healed. Source: Internet

Because the clitoris is a skinlike structure and stretches out excessively, do not cut off too much, as a urinary fistula may result from cutting such large growths too deeply. Source: Internet

All these conditions led to a spurt in the number of cases of piles, fissures and fistula in the age group of 15-50 years,” he said. Source: Internet

Perilymph fistula leakage of inner ear fluid to the middle ear that occurs without apparent cause or that is associated with head trauma, physical exertion, or barotrauma. Source: Internet

Huded V. Endovascular balloon-assisted glue embolization of intranidal high flow fistula in brain AVM. Source: Internet

Many departments have exhibits and demonstrations, such as the Cole Facility, which until recently showed a fistulated cow (a cow that has been fitted with a plastic portal (a " fistula ") into its digestive system to observe digestion processes). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fistmele fistnote fistuca fistula-in-ano fistulae fistular