fistulas

Variant of fistula

fistula definition

fis·tula (fis′tyo̵̅o̅ lə, -c̸hə lə)

noun pl. fistulas -·las or fistulae -·lae′ (-lē′)

  1. Rare a pipe or tube
  2. an abnormal passage from an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the skin or to another abscess, cavity, or organ

Etymology: ME < OFr < L, a pipe, ulcer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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