ALL meanings of fistulae
fis·tu·la
F f - noun fistulae Irregular plural form of fistula. 1
- noun plural fistulae 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 fistulae Surgery. an opening made into a hollow organ, as the bladder or eyeball, for drainage. 1
- noun plural fistulae 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 fistulae Obsolete. a pipe, as a flute. 1