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passage vs fistula

fistula vs passage

passage and fistula both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passage Yes No No No
fistula Yes No No No
As nouns, fistula is a hyponym of passage; that is, fistula is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:
  • passage: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
  • fistula: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
Other hyponyms of passage include birth canal, meatus, opening, orifice, porta, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, sinusoid, carpal tunnel, root canal, esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus, epicardia, fauces, sinus, shunt.
passage (noun) fistula (noun)
a journey usually by ship an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
the passing of a law by a legislative body a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
the act of passing something to another person
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another
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