fistulous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a fistula.

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syringoidfistularfistulatehollow
OriginLatin fistulōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivefistulous (comparative more fistulous, superlative most fistulous)

comparative more fistulous · superlative most fistulous

  1. Of or pertaining to a fistula.

    Synonyms: syringoid

  2. Resembling a reed; hollow and tubular

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a fistula.

Similar
syringoid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehollow and tube-shaped like a reed

Similar
fistularfistulatehollow
Also see
fistularfistulatehollow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfistulōsus“pipe-shaped, hole-filled, fistulous”
  2. Englishfistulous

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

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Translations

Italian fistoloso
  • fistolosorelating to a fistula
Latin fistulōsus
  • fistulōsusrelating to a fistula
Cite this entry
APA

fistulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulous

MLA

“fistulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fistulous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistulous.

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