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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fis•tu•la (fis′chŏŏ lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -las, -lae (-lē′).USA pronunciation - Pathologya narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
- Surgeryan opening made into a hollow organ, as the bladder or eyeball, for drainage.
- Veterinary Diseasesany of various suppurative inflammations, as in the withers of a horse (fis′tulous with′ers), characterized by the formation of passages or sinuses through the tissues and to the surface of the skin.
- [Obs.]a pipe, as a flute.
- Latin: pipe, tube, fistula
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fistula /ˈfɪstjʊlə/ n ( pl -las, -lae / -ˌliː/)- an abnormal opening between one hollow organ and another or between a hollow organ and the surface of the skin, caused by ulceration, congenital malformation, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: pipe, tube, hollow reed, ulcer |