Look up: fistula

1. fistula
   [n] - an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
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2. Fistula
   an abnormal passage formed in the gum tissue through which an abscessed tooth drains.
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3. fistula
   A whistle flute as seen in the terms: - fistula Obliqua, which is a transverse flute. - fistulae, which were metal, clay, or wooden pipes of different lengths in a row tied or held together by wax and generally closed at the bottom. Also known as Panpipes. Also used for the pear-shaped lead pipe, which was sealed with an overlap strip welded at the…
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4. Fistula
   An abnormal opening between two parts of the body.
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5. Fistula
   an abnormal passageway from one organ to another or from an organ to the body surface
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6. Fistula
   A connection between structures that are not normally connected e.g. The bowel and the skin, the bowel and the bladder, the vagina and the bladder
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7. Fistula
   An abnormal passage between two organs or between an internal body cavity and the outside (e.g. arterio-venous fistula: a connecting passage between an artery and vein)
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8. Fistula
   a sinous ulcer within. Johnson also quotes from Sharp's Surgery on fistula lachrymalis - 'a disorder of the canals leading from the eye to the nose which disrupts the natural progress of the tears. The last and worst degree of it is when the matter of the eye, by its long continuance, has not only c...
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9. Fistula
   Abnormal tube like passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity.
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10. Fistula
    An abnormal opening between two hollow organs or a hollow organ and skin.
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11. Fistula
    Fistula: An abnormal passageway in the body. The fistula may go from the body surface into a blindpouch or into an internal organ or go between two internal organs. For a common example, an anal fistula has an opening in the skin near the anus that leads into a blind pouch or may connect through a t...
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12. fistula
    an abnormal passage from one hollow structure of the body to another,or from a hollow structure to the surface,formed by an abscess,diesease process,incomplete closure of a wound,or by a congenital anomaly Category: Medicine
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13. Fistula
    An abnormal opening or duct leading into a natural canal, hollow organ or other part of the body. Fistulas are usually the result of trauma or surgery, but can also result from infection or inflammation.
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14. Fistula
    Fis'tu·la noun ; plural Fistulæ . [ Latin ] 1. A reed; a pipe. 2. A pipe for convejing water. [ Obsolete] Knight. 3. (Medicine) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a const...
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15. fistula
    <anatomy, surgery> An abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body. ... Frequently designated according to the organs or parts with which it communicates, as anovaginal, brochocutaneous, hepatopleural, pulmo...
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16. fistula
    noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
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17. fistula
    (fis´tu-lә) pl. fistulas, fis´tulae any abnormal tubelike passage in the body. A fistula may occur between two internal organs or lead from an internal organ to the body surface. Some fistulas are created surgically for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (see arteriovenous fistula). Others occur as a result of inju...
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18. Fistula
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A reed; a pipe. &bu...
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19. fistula
    (L. 'pipe') an abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body; frequently designated according to the organs or parts with which it communicates, as anovaginal, brochocutaneous, hepatopleural, pulmonoperitoneal, re...
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20. fistula
    fistula (s); fistulas, fistulae (pl) 1. An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ. 2. An abnormal passage leading from an abscess or hollow organ to the body surface or from one hollow organ to another ...
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21. Fistula
    An abnormal passage between two organs that is caused when damaged tissues come into contact with each other and fuse during the healing process. Narrower term(s): Enterovaginal Fistula Rectovaginal Fistula Urethrovaginal Fistula Vesicouterine Fistula Vesicovaginal Fistula
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22. fistula
    fistula (fis'choolu) , abnormal, usually ulcerous channellike formation between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the skin. It may follow a surgical procedure with improper healing, or it may be caused by injury, abscess, or infection with penetration deep enough to reach anot...
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23. Fistula
    Produced when a vein and an artery in the arm or leg are joined together in an operation to make it easier to move blood in and out of the body during haemodialysis.
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24. fistula
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fis′tyū-lă, -tyū-lē, -tyū-lăz Definitions: 1. An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface.
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25. fistula
    In medicine, an abnormal pathway developing between adjoining organs or tissues, or leading to the exterior of the body. A fistula developing between the bowel and the bladder, for instance, may give rise to urinary-tract infection by intestinal organisms
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