FISTULATE

fistular, fistulate, fistulous

(adjective) hollow and tube-shaped like a reed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

fistulate (third-person singular simple present fistulates, present participle fistulating, simple past and past participle fistulated)

(obsolete, ambitransitive) To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.

Adjective

fistulate (not comparable)

Hollowed like a fistula.

Anagrams

• faultiest

Source: Wiktionary


Fis"tu*late, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. L. fistulatus furnished with pipes.]

Definition: To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe. [Obs.] "A fistulated ulcer." Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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