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fistula

/ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/ noun C2
  1. An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect. · communicating fistula· blind fistula
  2. The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).

Plural fistulas

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