1. plural form of fistula; abnormal connections or passages between two organs or between an organ and the body surface
Usage: medical

Examples

• The surgeon identified multiple fistulae connecting the intestine to the bladder.
• Crohn’s disease can cause fistulae to form between different parts of the digestive tract.
• The patient developed several fistulae following the complicated abdominal surgery.
• Treatment of enterocutaneous fistulae requires careful medical management.
• The radiologist used contrast imaging to locate all the fistulae in the patient’s abdomen.
• Healing of the fistulae took several months with proper wound care.