фистула — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

фистула is used for these senses in English:

• fistula (medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
• syrinx (neurology, pathology) Any of several abnormal tube-shaped structures in the body, especially a rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity in the brain stem or within the spinal cord.

fistula — full definition

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