English Explanatory Dictionary

fistula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/ /ˈfɪs.tʃʊ.lə/ /ˈfɪs.t͡ʃu.lə/ en-us-fistula.ogg

Word forms

fistula fistulas fistulae fistulæ fistule

Etymology

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

Synonyms

calamus

Derived words

anal fistula fistula-in-ano arteriovenous fistula fistular fistulate fistulation fistuliform fistulization fistulize fistulogram fistulotomy fistulous pancreatic fistula vesicovaginal fistula
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