| 单词 | fistula |
| 释义 | fistula /fis"choo leuh/, n. , pl. fistulas, fistulae /-lee'/. 1. Pathol. 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. 2. Surg. an opening made into a hollow organ, as the bladder or eyeball, for drainage. 3. Vet. Pathol. 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. 4. Obs. a pipe, as a flute. [1350-1400; ME < L: pipe, tube, fistula] |
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