FISTULA

fistula, sinus

(noun) an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

fistula (plural fistulas or fistulae or fistulæ)

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

(rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.

(Christianity, historical) The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice.

Synonym: calamus

Usage notes

• (medicine): The skin is regarded as an organ, so the definition includes the abnormal connection of an internal organ to the body's exterior (as in, for example, enterocutaneous fistulas).

• Sometimes, a fistula will be intentionally created; for example, an arteriovenous fistula is sometimes created to ease the treatment of a patient with end stage renal failure.

Synonyms

• (tube): pipe, tube

Source: Wiktionary

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Fis"tu*la, n.; pl. Fistulæ. Etym: [L.]

1. A reed; a pipe.

2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] Knight.

3. (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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