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James W. McKinnon
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
...Fistula . Latin term for a pipe. Classical poets used the term to refer to the shepherd’s syrinx. It acquired a variety of meanings in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Aegidius of Zamora ( c 1260) referred to a combination of fistula and tympanum . Other uses include: organ pipe ( fistula organica ), recorder ( fistula anglia , angelica , or anglica , ‘English flute’, or fistula vulgaris , ‘common flute’), transverse flute ( fistula germanica , ‘German flute’), fife ( fistula helvetica , ‘Swiss flute’ or fistula militaris , ‘military flute’), shawm...
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A Dictionary of Biomedicine (2 ed.)
...fistula ( pl. fistulas , fistulae ; adj. fistulous ) An abnormal connection between two compartments or territories that are lined by epithelium, e.g. between anus and skin (anal fistula) or between rectum and vagina (obstetric fistula...
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A Dictionary of Dentistry (2 ed.)
...fistula n. An abnormal tract or sinus connecting two hollow organs or a hollow organ and the exterior. An antral fistula is a tract leading from a bone cavity, e.g. a fistula between the maxillary antrum and the mouth ( oroantral fistula ). An alveolar fistula connecting the alveolar bone to the mucosal surface is more commonly known as an alveolar sinus. A blind (incomplete) fistula has an opening at one end only. An internal fistula has no opening through the skin, unlike an external fistula , which does. A salivary fistula is an abnormal...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
... An abnormal connection between a hollow organ and the exterior, or between two hollow...
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Garner's Modern English Usage (5 ed.)
... (= an abnormal opening into a natural canal or hollow organ) has predominantly formed the plural fistulas in AmE since about 1940 , but the Latinate plural fistulae / fis -tyә-lee/ has remained usual in BrE since the mid-1800s. See plurals (b) . Current ratio in print ( fistulas vs. fistulae in World Englishes): 1.8:1 ...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 ed.)
... . A tube, usually of gold or silver, through which the laity occasionally received communion from the chalice in the Middle...
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Concise Medical Dictionary (10 ed.)
...and ulcerate the adjacent wall of the stomach, causing a gastrocolic fistula . Other fistulae develop as complications of surgery: after gall-bladder surgery, for example, bile may continually escape to the surface through the wound producing a biliary fistula . Fistulae may also be a form of congenital abnormality; examples include a tracheo-oesophageal fistula (between the windpipe and gullet) and a rectovaginal fistula (between the rectum and vagina). 2. ( arteriovenous fistula ) a surgically created connection between an artery and a vein, usually...
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A Dictionary of Nursing (8 ed.)
...vein, usually in a limb, to create arterial and venous access for haemodialysis. biliary f. a fistula that may develop as a complication of gall bladder surgery. gastrocolic f. a fistula between the colon and the stomach that may result from malignant growth or ulceration. rectovaginal f. an opening between the rectum and vagina that occurs as a congenital abnormality. urogenital f. a fistula between the urinary and genital tracts, which may be congenital or acquired (e.g. as a result of complications of childbirth). vesicovaginal f. an opening between...
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The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4 ed.)
... A tube, usually of gold or silver, through which the laity occasionally received communion from the chalice at the eucharist in the Middle Ages. Its use came to be confined to solemn papal Masses, when the pope and his deacon received communion in this way. Since 1969 in the Catholic Church both celebrant and laity have been permitted to receive communion through a silver calamus or tube, a separate one being required for each communicant. Braun, AG , 247–65, and plate 48. H. J. Hotham in DCA 1 (1875), 675, s.v. W. Henry in DACL 2 (pt 2;...
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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (4 ed.)
... An abnormal passage from an internal organ to the body surface, or between two...
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Concise Medical Dictionary (10 ed.)
...fistula an abnormal communication between the bladder and the vagina ( see fistula ) causing urinary incontinence. This may result from surgical damage to the bladder during a gynaecological operation (e.g. hysterectomy) or radiation damage following radiotherapy for pelvic malignancy. In developing countries it is often caused by necrosis associated with prolonged obstructed...
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Concise Medical Dictionary (10 ed.)
...fistula a connection between the mouth and the maxillary sinus (antrum), usually as a sequel to tooth extraction. It may resolve or require surgical...
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A Dictionary of Dentistry (2 ed.)
...fistula An abnormal pathway that connects the oral cavity with the maxillary antrum . It can be created unintentionally following extraction of upper posterior teeth (usually molars but can occur with premolars and very occasionally canines) where the roots penetrate or are in close proximity to the antrum. It is more accurately termed an oroantral communication in the acute situation in the immediate and early post-extraction period. An oroantral fistula describes the chronic situation when the communication forms an epithelial lined tract (fistula)...
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A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
...carotid-cavernous fistula ( CCF ) A type of abnormal communication between arterial and venous circulations; a high-flow system arising from direct communication between the intracavernous internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus . It may cause problems with vision and ocular motility, elevated pressure, and a pulsatile proptosis ( see exophthalmos ). The dural shunt (also known as indirect carotid-cavernous fistula) is a low-flow system arising from dural arteries (branches of the internal and external carotid arteries) communicating with the...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation
...fistula n 'fɪstjǝlǝ sp fistula 1 ...
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Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage (4 ed.)
...fistula . The plural is generally fistulas , but fistulae /-iː/ , reflecting the plural form in Latin, is also found in medical and zoological...
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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary (2 ed.)
... • ampulla , bulla, fuller, Müller, pula, puller • titular • Weissmuller • wirepuller • incunabula , tabular • preambular • glandular • coagula • angular , quadrangular, rectangular, triangular • Dracula , facula, oracular, spectacular, vernacular • cardiovascular , vascular • annular , granular • scapula • capsular • spatula • tarantula • nebula • scheduler • calendula • irregular , regular • Benbecula , molecular, secular, specular • cellular • fibula • Caligula • singular • auricular , curricula, curricular, diverticula,...
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Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary: Latin-English (3 ed.)
... , ae f pipe , tube ; shepherd's...
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New Oxford American Dictionary (3 ed.)
... / 'fɪstʃ(ə)lə / ▶ noun ( plural fistulas or fistulae / -lē / ) Medicine an abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs . abnormal or surgically made passage between hollow or tubular organ and body surface surgical opening Surgery fistula fistulae fistulas – derivatives fistular / 'fɪstʃələr / adjective fistular , fistulous / -ləs / adjective fistulous . – origin late Middle English : from Latin , ‘ pipe, flute, fistula ’ . Compare...
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Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.)
... / 'fɪstjʊlə / ▶ noun ( plural fistulas or fistulae / 'fɪstjʊliː / ) Medicine an abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs . abnormal or surgically made passage between hollow or tubular organ and body surface surgical opening Surgery fistula fistulae fistulas – derivatives fistular / 'fɪstjʊlə / adjective fistular , fistulous adjective fistulous . – origin late Middle English : from Latin , ‘ pipe, flute, fistula ’ . Compare with ...
