fistula (redirected from arteriovenous fistula)

fis·tu·la  (fsch-l)

n. pl. fis·tu·las or fis·tu·lae (-l)

An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or a congenital disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ.

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[Middle English, from Latin.]

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fistula [ˈfɪstjʊlə]

n pl -las, -lae [-ˌliː]

1. (Medicine / Pathology) 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.

2. Obsolete any musical wind instrument; a pipe

[from Latin: pipe, tube, hollow reed, ulcer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fistula - a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse fistulous withers animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
	2.	fistula - an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface sinus passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"

Translations

fistula [ˈfɪstjʊlə] N (fistulas or fistulae (pl)) → fístula f

fistula [ˈfɪstjʊlə] n → fistola

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fistula [ˈfɪstjʊlə] n → fistola