abnormal passage

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• A Passage to India (film) — Infobox Film name = A Passage to India caption = Theatrical release poster director = David Lean producer = John Brabourne writer = E.M. Forster David Lean starring = Judy Davis Victor Banerjee Alec Guinness Peggy Ashcroft music = Maurice Jarre… …   Wikipedia

• False passage — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …   Medical dictionary

• fistula — noun (plural las or fistulae) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, pipe, fistula Date: 14th century an abnormal passage that leads from an abscess or hollow organ or part to the body surface or from one hollow organ or part to another and that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Fistula — An abnormal passage between two internal organs. Treated with Thespesia …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

• fistula — [fis′tyo͞o lə, fis′chə lə] n. pl. fistulas or fistulae [fis′tyo͞olē΄, fis′chəlē΄] [ME < OFr < L, a pipe, ulcer] 1. Rare a pipe or tube 2. an abnormal passage from an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the skin or to another abscess, cavity …   English World dictionary

• planuria — /plan ūˈri ə/ noun The discharge of urine through an abnormal passage (also planˈury) ORIGIN: Gr planos wandering, and ouron urine …   Useful english dictionary

• Diaphragmatic hernia — Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from the abdomen "herniates" upward through the diaphragm into the chest (thoracic) cavity. Diaphragmatic hernias may be congenital or… …   Medical dictionary

• amylorrhea — Passage of undigested starch in the stools, implying a deficiency of amylase activity in the intestine. [amylo + G. rhoia, flow] * * * am·y·lor·rhea (am″ə lo reґə) [amylo + rrhea] the presence of an abnormal amount of starch in… …   Medical dictionary

• AVP — • abnormal vasopressin; • actinomycinvincristine Platinol; • ambulatory venous pressure; • antiviral protein; • aortoventriculoplasty; • aqueous vasopressin; • argininevasopressin; • arteriovenous passage time …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• digestive system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… …   Universalium