fistulous
Americanadjective
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Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
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tubelike; tubular.
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containing tubes or tubelike parts.
adjective
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pathol containing, relating to, or resembling a fistula
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hollow, esp slender and hollow; reedlike or tubular
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containing tubes or tubelike parts
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fistulous
From the Latin word fistulōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See fistula, -ous
Example Sentences
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"In this study, we have defined population-specific differences in how blood monocytes respond, which contribute to the higher rates of perianal fistulous complications in African American patients with Crohn's disease."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
This Mount Sinai study is the first to apply single-cell transcriptomics of perianal fistulous tracts, and to recruit Black patients with the chronic condition for a diverse and comprehensive study cohort.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The clean result, reproduced in other fistulous cases with similar sclerosing fluids, warranted reporting in the current American Journal of Surgery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Using the brain-toughener on the fistulous young woman was a "hunch" the immediate success of which amazed Dr. Cutler and his young associate, Dr. Robert Milton Zollinger.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have also seen the actual cautery used in sub-horny quittor, where that disease has reached a chronic fistulous stage, as a means of cauterizing the whole length of the lining of each fistulous passage.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
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