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fistulize

American

[fis-choo-lahyz] / ˈfɪs tʃʊˌlaɪz /

especially British, fistulise

verb (used without object)

fistulized, fistulizing

Pathology. to form a fistula.

verb (used with object)

fistulized, fistulizing

Surgery. to make a fistula.

Other Word Forms

fistulization noun

Etymology

Origin of fistulize

fistul(a) + -ize

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