fistula
noun/ˈfɪstʃələ/
/ˈfɪstʃələ/
(medical)- an opening between two organs of the body, or between an organ and the skin, that would not normally exist, caused by injury, disease, etc.Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘pipe, flute, fistula’. Compare with fester.
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