| TDF | testis-determining factor; thoracic duct fistula; thoracic duct flow; time-dose fractionation; tissu... |
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| TEF | thermic effect of food; thyrotroph embryonic factor; tracheoesophageal fistula; transcriptional enha... |
| TOF | tetralogy of Fallot; time-of-flight; train of four [monitor]; tracheo[o]esophageal fistula |
| VACTERL | vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, cardiac abnormalities, tracheoesophageal fistula and/or esoph... |
| VVFR | vesicovaginal fistula repair |
| digestive system fistula | An abnormal passage communicating between any parts of the digestive system or between any part of the digestive system and other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| duodenal fistula | An opening through the duodenal wall and into the peritoneal cavity, into another organ, or through the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete fistula | A fistula that ends in a cul-de-sac, being open at one extremity only. Synonym: incomplete fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal fistula | A fistula between hollow viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal lacrimal fistula | A fistulous communication between the lacrimal sac and the ethmoidal sinus. Synonym: internal lacrimal fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinal fistula | Abnormal passage communicating with the intestines. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophageal fistula | Abnormal passage communicating with the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oral fistula | An abnormal passage within the mouth communicating between two or more anatomical structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oroantral fistula | <dentistry> A fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity, sometimes through the tooth socket. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orofacial fistula | <dentistry> A pathologic communication between the cutaneous surface of the face and the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oronasal fistula | A pathologic communication between the nasal cavity and the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| T-E fistula | A congenital anomaly where the upper oesophagus ends (atresia) and does not connect with the stomach and the lower oesophagus connects to the trachea (tracheoesophageal fistula). A common complication seen shortly after birth is an aspiration pneumonia. Infants will demonstrate excessive salivation, gagging and coughing with feeding, poor feeding and a bluish discolouration to the skin (cyanosis). Treatment involves the surgical repair of the oesophagus before the child can take anything by mouth. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Thiry's fistula | An artificial fistula for collecting the intestinal secretions of a dog or other animal for experimental purposes; a loop of intestine is isolated, its vascular and nervous connections are preserved, and the continuity of the intestinal tract is restored by anastomosis; one end of the isolated segment is closed, the other attached to the skin of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Thiry-Vella fistula | Experimental isolation of a segment of intestine in a dog or other animal; the mesenteric attachment is preserved, the divided intestine at each end of the segment is joined by anastomosis, and the ends of the segment are stitched to openings in the abdominal wall. Synonym: Vella's fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic fistula | A fistula, either blind or complete, opening on the wall of the thorax or abdomen. Synonym: thoracic fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |