fistula
Meaning
- An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
- The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”), from findō (“cleave, divide, split”). Doublet of fester.
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