adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to a fistula.
2. 2
   Resembling a reed; hollow and tubular

Adjective

1. 1
   hollow and tube-shaped like a reed wordnet
2. 2
   of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fistularfistulatefistulatesyringoid

Etymology

Possibly from Latin fistulōsus (“pipe-shaped, hole-filled, fistulous”), or an English medical pseudo-Latinism via fistula + -ous.

Related phrases

fistulous withers

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