单词 | fistula |
释义 | fistula[ fis-choo-luh ] / ˈfɪs tʃʊ lə / noun, plural fis·tu·las, fis·tu·lae [fis-choo-lee]. /ˈfɪs tʃʊˌli/.Pathology. a 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. Surgery. an opening made into a hollow organ, as the bladder or eyeball, for drainage. Veterinary Pathology. any of various suppurative inflammations, as in the withers of a horse (fistulous withers ), characterized by the formation of passages or sinuses through the tissues and to the surface of the skin. Obsolete. a pipe, as a flute. Origin of fistula1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: pipe, tube, fistula Words nearby fistulafisticuff, fisticuffs, fistmele, fistnote, fist pump, fistula, fistulation, fistulectomy, fistulize, fistulotomy, fistulous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fistulaBritish Dictionary definitions for fistulafistula / (ˈfɪstjʊlə) / noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)pathol 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 obsolete any musical wind instrument; a pipe Word Origin for fistulaC14: from Latin: pipe, tube, hollow reed, ulcer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fistulafistula [ fĭs′chə-lə ] n. pl. fis•tu•lasAn abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the body surface, or from one organ to another. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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