3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fistula \Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Fistul[ae]}. [L.] 1. A reed; a pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {Incomplete fistula} (Med.), a fistula open at one end only. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fistulae See {fistula}
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