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Word: Fistula
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin, ‘pipe, flute, fistula’. Compare with fester
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪstjʊlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs.
Short Definition:abnormal or surgically made passage between hollow or tubular organ and body surface
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