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- [fis-choo-luh]
- /ˈfɪs tʃʊ lə/
- /ˈfɪst.jʊ.lə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fis-choo-luh]
- /ˈfɪs tʃʊ lə/
Definitions of fistula word
- noun plural fistula Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another. 1
- noun plural fistula Surgery. an opening made into a hollow organ, as the bladder or eyeball, for drainage. 1
- noun plural fistula Veterinary Pathology. any of various suppurative inflammations, as in the withers of a horse (fistulous withers) characterized by the formation of passages or sinuses through the tissues and to the surface of the skin. 1
- noun plural fistula Obsolete. a pipe, as a flute. 1
- noun fistula An abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs. 1
- noun fistula abnormal passage in the body 1
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Origin of fistula
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: pipe, tube, fistula
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Parts of speech for Fistula
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fistula popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fistula usage trend in Literature
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