fistulization

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fistul(a)

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ization

English fistulization

From fistul(a) + -ization.

Noun

fistulization (countable and uncountable, plural fistulizations)

1. (medicine) The formation of a fistula (usually pathologically; occasionally therapeutically).

See also

• anastomosis