| AEF | allogenic effect factor; amyloid enhancing factor; aorto-enteric fistula |
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| BPF | bradykinin-potentiating factor; bronchopulmonary fistula; burst-promoting factor |
| CCF | cancer coagulation factor; cardiolipin complement fixation; carotid-cavernous fistula; centrifuged c... |
| FIA | fistula in ano; fluorescent immunoassay; focal immunoassay; Freund incomplete adjuvant |
| fist | fistula |
| fistula | <anatomy, surgery> An abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body. Frequently designated according to the organs or parts with which it communicates, as anovaginal, brochocutaneous, hepatopleural, pulmonoperitoneal, rectovaginal, urethrovaginal and the like. Such passages are frequently created experimentally for the purpose of obtaining body secretions for physiologic study. Origin: L. Fistula = pipe (18 Nov 1997) |
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| fistula auris congenita | A congenital fistula resulting from a defect in the formation of the auricle of the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula bimucosa | A complete fistula, both ends of which open on the mucous surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula colli congenita | A congenital fistula of the neck leading to the pharynx, larynx, or trachea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula knife | A long, thin-bladed, probe-pointed knife for slitting open a fistula. Synonym: fistula knife, syringotome. Origin: fistula + G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula test | Compression or rarefaction of the air in the external auditory canal excites nystagmus when there is an erosion of the otic capsule, so long as the labyrinth is still capable of functioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacrimal fistula | An abnormal opening into a tear duct or the lacrimal sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacteal fistula | A fistulous opening into one of the lactiferous ducts. Synonym: mammary fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic fistula | A congenital fistula in the neck connecting with a lymphatic vessel and giving exit to lymph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute pulmonary alveolitis | Acute inflammation involving exudate into the pulmonary alveoli and impaired gas exchange; may result in necrosis with haemorrhage into the lungs; occurs in Goodpasture's syndrome, in association with a glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute pulmonary eosinophilia | <chest medicine> A self-limiting inflammation in the lungs where there is associated infiltration of eosinophils into lung tissue. Chest X-ray reveals pulmonary infiltrates and full blood count shows increased numbers of eosinophils. The cause is unknown and the disease often resolves without treatment. Some forms may be treated with oral corticosteroids. Complications include restrictive cardiomyopathy due to fibrosis of the lining of the heart. (27 Sep 1997) |
| adenomatosis, pulmonary | A neoplastic disease in which the alveoli and distal bronchi are filled with mucus and mucus-secreting columnar epithelial cells. It is characterised by abundant, extremely tenacious sputum, chills, fever, cough, dyspnea, and pleuritic pain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apical branch of inferior lobar branch of right pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch (of the inferior lobar branch) of the right pulmonary artery serving the apical segment of the inferior lobe of the right lung. Synonym: ramus apicalis lobi inferioris arteriae pulmonalis dextrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apicoposterior branch of left superior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> Drains apicoposterior bronchopulmonary segment of superior lobe of left lung. Synonym: ramus apicoposterior venae pulmonalis sinistrae superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal part of pulmonary artery | <anatomy, artery> See: right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |