Related Searches

fistulous

[fis-choo-luhs]

fis·tu·lous

[fis-choo-luhs]
adjective
1.
Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
2.
tubelike; tubular.
3.
containing tubes or tubelike parts.
Also, fis·tu·lar, fis·tu·late [fis-choo-lit] .


Origin:
1570–80; < Latin fistulōsus. See fistula, -ous

mul·ti·fis·tu·lar, adjective
mul·ti·fis·tu·lous, adjective
un·fis·tu·lous, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To fistulous

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Fistulous is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Collins
World English Dictionary
fistulous, fistular or fistulate (ˈfɪstjʊləs, ˈfɪstjʊlə, ˈfɪstjʊlɪt)
 
adj
1.  pathol containing, relating to, or resembling a fistula
2.  hollow, esp slender and hollow; reedlike or tubular
3.  containing tubes or tubelike parts
 
fistular, fistular or fistulate
 
adj
 
fistulate, fistular or fistulate
 
adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

fistulous fis·tu·lous (fĭs'chə-ləs) or fis·tu·lar (-lər)
adj.
Relating to or containing a fistula.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature