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🕳️ Abnormal passage 🐎 Chronic sore
fistula

fistula

1 9.9
A sore at a horse's withers that keeps opening and draining
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪstjʊlə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fístula
  • The trainer noticed that the horse was in pain and suspected a fistula might be the cause of its discomfort.

Examples

  • To treat the fistula, the doctor recommended surgery and a careful postoperative care plan.

  • My concern is that the healing and caring for the fistula will impede the healing and caring for the pilonidal operation and vice versa.

    Blog text (23)

  • In 65 to 95% of cases, branchial anomalies arise from the second arch and may present as a cyst or sinus/fistula, with the former being far more common.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The veterinarian explained that the horse developed a fistula due to chronic inflammation in its withers.

Synonyms

fistulous withers
vsfistula
  • Specialized
9.9

A long-lasting sore on a horse's withers that causes swelling and pus

focuses on abnormal passages or sores rather than just swelling

Compounds

Cassia fistula
  • Specialized
9.2

A tropical tree with fragrant yellow hanging flowers and seed pods used in traditional medicine

Surface Forms

fistula singular
fistulas plural

Etymology

Fistula comes from Latin fistula, meaning a 'pipe' or 'tube'. In horses this name describes a long sore or tunnel on the top of the shoulders that behaves like a small pipe of infection, so veterinarians call that chronic draining wound a fistula.