| AVF | antiviral factor; arteriovenous fistula |
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| BAVFO | bradycardia after arteriovenous fistula occlusion |
| BPF | bradykinin-potentiating factor; bronchopulmonary fistula; burst-promoting factor |
| DAVF | dural arteriovenous fistula |
| FIA | fistula in ano; fluorescent immunoassay; focal immunoassay; Freund incomplete adjuvant |
| vesical fistula | A fistula from the urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rectovesical fistula | A fistulous communication between the rectum and the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovestibular fistula | A fistula between rectum and vestibule of the vagina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rectovulvar fistula | A fistula opening into the rectum and on the surface of a labium majus. Synonym: rectovulvar fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicocolic fistula | A fistula between colon and urinary bladder. Synonym: vesicocolic fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicocutaneous fistula | A fistula between the bladder and the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicointestinal fistula | A fistula between the urinary bladder and the small intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicouterine fistula | A fistula between the bladder and the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicovaginal fistula | An abnormal passage between the bladder and the vagina. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vesicovaginorectal fistula | An abnormal opening between the vagina and the bladder and rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cassia fistula | The dried ripe fruit of Cassia fistula, used as a laxative. Synonym: purging cassia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingival fistula | A sinus tract originating in a peripheral abscess and opening into the oral cavity on the gingiva. Synonym: dental fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vitelline fistula | A fistula between the umbilicus and the terminal ileum along the course of a persistent vitelline cord. See: Meckel's diverticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory tract fistula | An abnormal passage communicating between any parts of the respiratory tract or between any part of the respiratory system and other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reverse Eck fistula | Side-to-side anastomosis of the portal vein with the inferior vena cava and ligation of the latter above the anastomosis but below the hepatic veins; the blood from the lower part of the body is thus directed through the hepatic circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |