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fistulous

/fis-choo-luhs/US // ˈfɪs tʃʊ ləs //UK // (ˈfɪstjʊləs) //

瘘管,瘘症,瘘管病,瘘道

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Pathology. pertaining to or resembling a fistula.
    • : tubelike; tubular.
    • : containing tubes or tubelike parts.

Examples

  • 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.