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Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
An
abnormal
connection
or
passageway
between
organs
or
vessels
that
normally
do not connect.
●
A
tube
, a
pipe
, or a hole.
●
In Christianity:
The
tube
through which the
wine
of the Eucharist was once
sucked
from the
chalice
in certain
ceremonies
(such as
papal
Masses).
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Origin
fistula
English
fistula
Latin
findo
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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