fistulas
- plural of fistula.
Example Sentences
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She says there is a huge stigma around fistulas and stomas in the Kenyan culture.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
It causes inflammation and damage to the digestive system, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue and complications such as strictures and fistulas.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023
He is most famous for improving the technique to repair obstetric fistulas, which are abnormal openings between a woman's genital tract, urinary tract or rectum that cause urinary incontinence.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2023
The intestinal walls begin to break down where the magnets are connected and holes, called fistulas, develop, allowing bacteria inside the intestines to leak out into the abdominal cavity, which can be fatal.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2020
Fistulous passages may also be developed upon the sides of the face, through which saliva is discharged instead of flowing into the mouth, and are called salivary fistulas.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
