fistulous

American  

[fis-choo-luhs] / ˈfɪs tʃʊ ləs /

Also fistular,

adjective

1. Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.

2. tubelike; tubular.

3. containing tubes or tubelike parts.

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fistulous British  

/ ˈfɪstjʊlɪt, ˈfɪstjʊləs, ˈfɪstjʊlə /

adjective

1. pathol containing, relating to, or resembling a fistula

2. hollow, esp slender and hollow; reedlike or tubular

3. containing tubes or tubelike parts

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Other Word Forms

• multifistular adjective
• multifistulous adjective
• unfistulous adjective

Etymology

Origin of fistulous

From the Latin word fistulōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See fistula, -ous

Example Sentences

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

"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

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

Leaves fistulous, or hollow, produced in tufts, or groups; flowers reddish, in terminal, compact, spherical bunches.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing