Definitions for fistula
ˈfɪs tʃʊ lə; -ˌlifis·tu·la

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fistulous withers, fistulanoun

   a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse

2. fistula, sinusnoun

   an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fistulanoun

   An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

2. fistulanoun

   A tube, a pipe, or a hole.

3. Etymology: From fistula, from findo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FISTULAnoun

   Etymology: Latin; fistule, French.

   1. A sinuous ulcer callous within; any sinuous ulcer.

   That fistula which is recent is the easiest of cure: those of a long continuance are accompanied with ulcerations of the gland and caries in the bone. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   2. Fistula Lachrimalis.A disorder of the canals leading from the eye to the nose, which obstructs the natural progress of the tears, and makes them trickle down the cheek; but this is only the first and mildest stage of the disease: in the next there is matter discharged with the tears from the puncta lachrimalia, and sometimes from an orifice broke through the skin between the nose and angle of the eye. The last and worst degree of it is when the matter of the eye, by its long continuance, has not only corroded the neighbouring soft parts, but also affected the subjacent bone. Samuel Sharp Surgery.

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1. fistula

   A fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway that forms between two organs, vessels, or tissues within the body, or between an organ or vessel and the skin's surface. This can result from injury, surgery, or certain diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. Fistulas can cause issues such as infection, pain, or incontinence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fistulanoun

   a reed; a pipe

2. Fistulanoun

   a pipe for convejing water

3. Fistulanoun

   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

4. Etymology: [L.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fistula

   In medicine, a fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between two epithelium-lined organs or vessels that normally do not connect. It is generally a disease condition, but a fistula may be surgically created for therapeutic reasons.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fistula

   fist′ū-la, n. a narrow passage or duct: the tube through which the wine of the eucharist was once sucked from the chalice—also Calamus.—adjs. Fist′ular, hollow like a pipe; Fist′ulate, -d, hollowed like a fistula.—v.i. Fist′ulate, to assume such a form.—adjs. Fist′uliform; Fist′ulose, Fist′ulous, of the form of a fistula. [L. fistula, a pipe.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fistula

   Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fistula

   a slender tube: specifically applied to the channel formed by the union of the two parts of proboscis in Lepidoptera.

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1. • Animal Disease

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fistula in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fistula in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fistula
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fistula
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fistula
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistula
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fistula
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fistula
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=fistula