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Sep. 30th, 2002 07:17 pmFor any one who was wondering...
fistula
\Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. Fistul[ae]. [L.]
1. A reed; a pipe.
2. A pipe for conveying 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.
fistula
\Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. Fistul[ae]. [L.]
1. A reed; a pipe.
2. A pipe for conveying 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.
