fistula

Meaning

1. An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
2. (rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
3. (historical) The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).

Synonyms

sinus

ulcer

goiter

fistulous withers

sore

ostomy

fistulas

abnormal passage

anastomosis

Translations

fistule

fistola

fístula

Fistel

fístula

fistel

fístula

ناصور

fistül

fistula

pijpzweer

sinus

las

الناسور

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”). Doublet of fester.