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fistule

fistule is the alternative form of fistula.

Meaning of fistula

Noun

fistula (plural fistulas or fistulae or fistulæ)

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

Forms of fistule

pluralfistules

Words formed from fistule

Questions about fistule

What is fistule the alternative form of?
Fistule is the alternative form of fistula.

Words near fistule in the dictionary

  1. fistulates
  2. fistulating
  3. fistulation
  4. fistulations
  5. fistulatous
  6. fistule
  7. fistulectomies
  8. fistulectomy
  9. fistuleous
  10. fistules
  11. fistuliform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fistule (page history and authors); fistula (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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