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| fis·tu·la [ físchələ ] (plural fis·tu·las or fis·tu·lae [ físchə l ]) |
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passage between organs: an opening or passage between two organs or between an organ and the skin, caused by disease, injury, or congenital malformation
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fistula "pipe, flute"] |
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 fis·tu·lous adjective |
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