fistulize

  

fis·tu·lize

[fis-choo-lahyz] verb, fis·tu·lized, fis·tu·liz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
Pathology. to form a fistula.
verb (used with object)
2.
Surgery. to make a fistula.
Also, especially British, fis·tu·lise.

Origin:
fistul(a) + -ize

Related forms
fis·tu·li·za·tion, noun
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