fistula

/หˆfษชs.tjษ™.lษ™/

IPA: /F IH1 S T UW1 L AH0/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A tube, a pipe, or a hole.

  3. 3

    The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice.

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