fistula

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If treated as above directed, and properly fitted with a good collar after healing, there will not remain any track or trace of the large, unsightly mass FISTULAS Definition._--The word fistula is applied to any ulcerous lesion upon the external surface of the body which is connected by ducts, or passages, with some internal cavity.

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  1. noun 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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  • "Obstetric fistula is a condition resulting from complicated childbirth," gynaecologist Abou told IRIN. —  IRIN
  • Finding sympathy and a community of other women with fistula is a revelation for young women such as Wubete.
  • "The persistence of fistula is a signal that health systems are failing to meet the needs of women," UNFPA says. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • Simeon N'da, Health Ministry spokesperson, told IRIN the ministry will study whether obstetric fistula is a condition for which the government will ensure free treatment, as it does for some other illnesses such as Buruli ulcer. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • I am a crohns patient and have had this happen to me quite a few times, a GI doctor will be able to tell you the cause but there something that can happen to cause this and it is called a fistula. —  Serendip's Exchange -
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  1. Middle English, from Latin.

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  1. = D. G. Danish Swedish fistel = Old French fistle, festre (later Middle English festre, English fester), F. (a restored form) fistule = Provencal fistola = Spanish fístola = Portuguese fistula = Italian fistola, from Latin fistula, a pipe, tube, a reed, cane, a musical pipe, a sort of ulcer, fistula. Cf. fester, ult. a doublet of fistula in the pathological sense.
 

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