Fistula

Definitions

1. An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
2. A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
   rare
3. The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).
   historical

Equivalents

20 more languages

العربيةالناسورناسور

Češtinapíštěl

Ελληνικάσυρίγγιο

Esperantofistulo

Suomiavannefistelifistulaputkiyhde+ 2 more

Bahasa Indonesiahiliran

Italianofistola

日本語瘺瘻孔

ქართულიფისტულა

한국어누공

Kurdîro

Latinafistula

Nederlandsfistel

Polskifistułaprzetoka

Portuguêsfístula

Românăfistula

Русскийсвищфи́стула

Svenskafistel

TürkçeAkarcafistül

Tiếng Việtrổ

Examples

“communicating fistula”

“blind fistula”

“Small fistulæ are to be closed bilaterally in an antero-posterior line[…]”

“There are several reasons why a manual on this disease should be a part of the veterinary literature of the day, the chief one being that fistula of the withers is a very prevalent disease of horses and thus exacts a big toll from the horse industry.”

“Fistulas are abnormal communications between two epithelialized surfaces. The causes of enterocutaneous fistulas can be remembered using the mnemonic FRIEND: Foreign body, Radiation, Inflammation/Infection/Inflammatory bowel disease, Epithelialization, Neoplasm, and Distal obstruction. Fifteen to twenty-five percent of enterocutaneous fistulas arise⟳ spontaneously as in, for example, Crohn’s disease or cancer.”

“An intestinal fistula is an unwanted pathway from intestines to other organs (e.g., the bladder).”

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