'Fistulae' definitions:

Definition of 'Fistulae'

From: GCIDE
  • Fistula \Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. Fistul[ae]. [L.]
  • 1. A reed; a pipe. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Med.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula. [1913 Webster]
  • Incomplete fistula (Med.), a fistula open at one end only. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Fistulae'