fistule
English
Noun
fistule (plural fistules)
- Alternative form of fistula.
- 2005 June, J Hubík, M Lukás, J Porod, J Sváb, “A fistule of the anus in the Crohn's disease”, in Rozhl Chir[1], volume 84, number 6:
- A fistule is defined as a canal or a cavity, created by necrotic degradation of the tissue, which may, (but not necessarily has to) communicate directly with the digestive tract via an internal orifice.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fistula. Doublet of felle.
Pronunciation
Noun
fistule f (plural fistules)
Further reading
- “fistule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Old French
Etymology
Noun
fistule oblique singular, f (oblique plural fistules, nominative singular fistule, nominative plural fistules)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfistule]
Noun
fistule f
- inflection of fistulă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular