fistula Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
fistulous withers.
noun an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
sinus.

plural Fistulæ

A reed; a pipe.
A pipe for convejing water. Obs. Knight.
(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.