Steven Pinker

Language is a window into human nature, but it is also a fistula, an open wound through which we're exposed to an infectious world.

Canadian Scientist

Dana Perino

I am particularly interested in helping to heal women who have a fistula after their pregnancies.

American Journalist

Fistula is highly technical, used mainly by healthcare professionals.

Technical Term

Discussions of fistulas can involve private medical conditions, requiring sensitivity.

Sensitive Topic

When talking about fistulas, mention the affected organs or body parts specifically.

Explicit Location

In dentistry, fistula is a specialized term not known by every patient.

Dental Jargon

A dental fistula often indicates an underlying infection needing treatment.

Symptom Indicator

A dental fistula may be visible as a small opening or pimple on the gums.

Visual Recognition

 whose legs were broken and pulled out of her sockets and twisted up on her head as the soldiers raped her like that. There are thousands of these stories, and many of the women had holes in their bodies -- holes, fistula -- that were the violation of war --

Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...

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Images of strength and...

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