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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fistulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fis-tu-lous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a fistula.

adj

Resembling a reed; hollow and tubular

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more fistulous (comparative) most fistulous (superlative)

Phrases

fistulous withers

Synonyms

syringoid fistular fistulate

Questions

What does fistulous mean?
Of or pertaining to a fistula.
Where does fistulous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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