English Dictionary

fistula

/ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/

noun

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect. / (rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.

She underwent surgery to repair the fistula.

意味（1）

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

Small fistulæ are to be closed bilaterally in an antero-posterior line[…]

意味（2）

(rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.

意味（3）

(Christianity, historical) The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).