FISTULA (fistulae)
Dictionary entry overview: What does fistula mean? • FISTULA (noun)
The noun FISTULA has 2 senses:
1. a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
2. an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
Familiarity information: FISTULA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FISTULA (noun)
Meaning:
A chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
fistula; fistulous withers
Hypernyms ("fistula" is a kind of...):
animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)
Meaning:
An abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
sinus; fistula
Hypernyms ("fistula" is a kind of...):
passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)
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