alveolar fistula.
fistula (fis´tyool
),
See dental fistula.
fistula (fis´tyool
),n an abnormal tract connecting two body surfaces or organs or leading from a pathologic or natural internal cavity to the surface. The tract may be lined with epithelium.
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Fistula.
fistula, alveolar,
n See parulis.
fistula, arteriovenous,
n See shunt, arteriovenous.
fistula, branchial,
n a fistula associated with a branchial cyst; usually seen on the lateral surface of the neck.
fistula, dental,
n See parulis.
fistula, of lip,
n a congenital malformation in which there is a deep pit or fistula on the mucosa of the lip; often bilateral and usually found on the lower lip.
fistula, oroantral,
n an opening between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity, most often through a tooth socket. See also fistula.
fistula, orofacial,
n an opening between the cutaneous surface of the face and the oral cavity.
fistula, oronasal,
n an opening between the nasal cavity and the oral cavity.
fistula, salivary,
n an opening between a salivary duct and/or gland and the cutaneous surface or into the oral cavity through other than the normal anatomic pathway.
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