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  • noun Plural form of fistula.

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Examples

  • His specialties were the treatment of rectal and venereal diseases, but no search of his published writings or other literature unearthed any mention of his treating so-called fistulas of the penis.

    Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

  • Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Instead of improving, the boy suffered formation of abnormal passageways between tissues called fistulas and blockages in his intestines.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • For every woman who dies, countless others are left with entirely preventable birth injuries, such as fistulas, that may shape the rest of their lives.

    Dr. Ana Langer: Smart Global Investment: Save a Mother's Life 2009

  • Preventing and treating fistulas is far from as glamorous as microfinance, but imagine the impact.

    Rebecca Kantar: What I Would Do with $29 Million Rebecca Kantar 2011

  • Preventing and treating fistulas is far from as glamorous as microfinance, but imagine the impact.

    Rebecca Kantar: What I Would Do with $29 Million Rebecca Kantar 2011

  • However, an estimated 2 million women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, have untreated fistulas with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 new cases occurring each year.

    The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: #DearJohn, Does Banning Abortion Trump Job Growth? The Media Consortium 2011

  • Certain antibiotics have been utilized in inflammatory bowel disease for treating intestinal inflammation, healing fistulas and treating infection.

    Medications 2010

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