fistule

English

Noun

fistule (plural fistules)

1. 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, 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.

Derived terms

• fistulectomy

Anagrams

• sulfite

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fistula. Doublet of felle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fis.tyl/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

fistule f (plural fistules)

1. (medicine) fistula

Further reading

• “fistule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fistula.

Noun

fistule oblique singular, f (oblique plural fistules, nominative singular fistule, nominative plural fistules)

1. (medicine) fistula

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfistule]

Noun

fistule f

1. inflection of fistulă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular