01 n. A reed; a pipe.
pl.
Fistulæ ((#))
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1.
A reed; a pipe.
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2.
A pipe for convejing water.[Obs.]
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3.
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.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Incomplete fistula —
a fistula open at one end only.