fistula
An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not…An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
» Obstetric fistula is a pregnancy-related disability caused by prolonged, obstructed labor.
Meaning
3 sensesAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
communicating fistula
blind fistula
Fistel
фи́стулаfístula, свищsvišč
фістулаfistula, свищsvyšč, норицяnorycja
(rare)A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
(historical)The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).
- an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
Examples
3 sentencesObstetric fistula is a pregnancy-related disability caused by prolonged, obstructed labor.
According to the report, women living with fistula are usually under 20, illiterate and poor.
Fistula is both preventable and treatable and is virtually unheard of in the developed world.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”). Doublet of fester.Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”). Doublet of fester.
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Forms
plural: fistulas / fistulaeSynonyms
3 synonyms- an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface:sinus
- a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse:fistulous withers
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular