Fistula
noun
An abnormal passage or hole between two organs in the body or between an organ and the body surface.
The doctor analyzed the patient's symptoms and diagnosed her with a rectovaginal fistula.
Often appears as...
- rectovaginal fistula
- anal fistula
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
In dentistry, it's a passage caused by infection from a tooth root to the surface of the gum.
Due to the severe tooth decay, the dentist found a dental fistula which caused the patient's pain.
Often appears as...
- dental fistula
- gum fistula
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
An abnormal passage or hole between two organs in the body or between an organ and the body surface.
The doctor analyzed the patient's symptoms and diagnosed her with a rectovaginal fistula.
Often appears as...
- rectovaginal fistula
- anal fistula
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
In dentistry, it's a passage caused by infection from a tooth root to the surface of the gum.
Due to the severe tooth decay, the dentist found a dental fistula which caused the patient's pain.
Often appears as...
- dental fistula
- gum fistula
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Fistula is highly technical, used mainly by healthcare professionals.
The surgical team discussed options for repairing the intestinal fistula.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Discussions of fistulas can involve private medical conditions, requiring sensitivity.
She privately consulted her doctor about the obstetric fistula.
Pro Tip 3/3Explicit Location
When talking about fistulas, mention the affected organs or body parts specifically.
The doctor said the fistula connected the bladder to the vagina.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Fistula is highly technical, used mainly by healthcare professionals.
The surgical team discussed options for repairing the intestinal fistula.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Discussions of fistulas can involve private medical conditions, requiring sensitivity.
She privately consulted her doctor about the obstetric fistula.
Pro Tip 3/3Explicit Location
When talking about fistulas, mention the affected organs or body parts specifically.
The doctor said the fistula connected the bladder to the vagina.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Term
Fistula is highly technical, used mainly by healthcare professionals.
The surgical team discussed options for repairing the intestinal fistula.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Discussions of fistulas can involve private medical conditions, requiring sensitivity.
She privately consulted her doctor about the obstetric fistula.
Pro Tip 3/3Explicit Location
When talking about fistulas, mention the affected organs or body parts specifically.
The doctor said the fistula connected the bladder to the vagina.
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Video examples
Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
whose legs were broken and pulled out of her sockets and twisted up on her head as the soldiers raped her like that. There are thousands of these stories, and many of the women had holes in their bodies -- holes, fistula -- that were the violation of war --
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Images of strength and...
after her posit her successful reconstructive surgery after fistula which is a hole in the birthing the birthing canal that happens to women after prolonged labor and can render her incontinent we're in suffering fistula in
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Best of Animal Teamwork...
fistula schewe as the fish flounder the Dolphins scoop him up
Video examples
Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
whose legs were broken and pulled out of her sockets and twisted up on her head as the soldiers raped her like that. There are thousands of these stories, and many of the women had holes in their bodies -- holes, fistula -- that were the violation of war --
Video examples
Images of strength and...
after her posit her successful reconstructive surgery after fistula which is a hole in the birthing the birthing canal that happens to women after prolonged labor and can render her incontinent we're in suffering fistula in
Video examples
Best of Animal Teamwork...
fistula schewe as the fish flounder the Dolphins scoop him up
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
Language is a window into human nature, but it is also a fistula, an open wound through which we're exposed to an infectious world.
Quote examples
Dana Perino
American Journalist
I am particularly interested in helping to heal women who have a fistula after their pregnancies.
Quote examples
Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
Language is a window into human nature, but it is also a fistula, an open wound through which we're exposed to an infectious world.
Quote examples
Dana Perino
American Journalist
I am particularly interested in helping to heal women who have a fistula after their pregnancies.
Example 1 of 2
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