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fis·tu·lous (fsch-ls) or fis·tu·lar (-lr)
adj.
Relating to or containing a fistula.
fistulous.
See fistula.
fistulous
pertaining to or of the nature of a fistula.
fistulous withers
one or more sinuses discharge at the withers from an infected supraspinous bursa between the ligamentum nuchae and the tips of the dorsal spinous processes of the anterior thoracic vertebrae. Brucella bovis is a common cause of the bursitis. Actinomyces bovis is a common accompaniment to the brucellosis.
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Fistulous withers in a horse. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003


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