‖n.;
Incomplete fistula (Med.),
a. [ L. fistularis: cf. F. fistulaire. ] Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. fistula pipe. ] (Zool.) A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Fistularia + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ Cf. L. fistulatus furnished with pipes. ] To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe. [ Obs. ] “A fistulated ulcer.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]