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fistulous
[ fis-choo-luhs ]
adjective
- Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
- tubelike; tubular.
- containing tubes or tubelike parts.
fistulous
/ ˈfɪstjʊlɪt; ˈfɪstjʊləs; ˈfɪstjʊlə /
adjective
- pathol containing, relating to, or resembling a fistula
- hollow, esp slender and hollow; reedlike or tubular
- containing tubes or tubelike parts
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Other Words From
- multi·fistu·lar adjective
- multi·fistu·lous adjective
- un·fistu·lous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fistulous1
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Example Sentences
Quitter, kwit′ėr, n. a fistulous sore on the quarters or the heel of the coronet of a horse's hoof.
As a stimulant to fistulous sinuses and ulcers in persons of scrofulous habits.
Delay in the healing tends to the formation of a fistulous opening into the globe.
There is a gradual increase in the severity of the symptoms, and later fistulous openings appear in the hollow of the heel.
Later they break, discharge their contents, and leave a fistulous track behind.
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