Noun
- 1. fistula, sinus, passage, passageway
- usage: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- 2. sinus, cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
- usage: any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
- 3. venous sinus, sinus, duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
- usage: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
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