fistulize
verb
fis·tu·lize
variants: also British
fistulise
Definition of fistulize
-ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
: to produce (an artificial channel) by surgical means (as for relieving pressure in glaucoma)
intransitive verb
: to develop a fistula a fistulizing bone lesion
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