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Definitions for: Fistula [n] an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: sinus
See Also: passage, passageway
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