przetoka — meaning in English

English meaning

• fistula noun An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
• shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.

Senses

przetoka is used for these senses in English:

• fistula (medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
• shunt (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

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).

shunt — full definition

1. verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
2. verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
3. noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
4. noun A minor traffic collision.

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