fistula
noun
- medical condition
- liturgical object
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/ / /ˈfɪs.tʃʊ.lə/ / /ˈfɪs.t͡ʃu.lə/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin fistula (“pipe, ulcer, catheter”). Doublet of fester.
- An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
“communicating fistula”
“blind fistula”
- 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).