tubule

tu·bule

 (to͞o′byo͞ol, tyo͞o′-)

n.

A very small tube or tubular structure.

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[Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus, tube.]

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tubule

(ˈtjuːbjuːl)

n

(Anatomy) any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc

[C17: from Latin tubulus a little tube]

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tu•bule

(ˈtu byul, ˈtyu-)

n.

1. a small tube; a minute tubular structure.

2. convoluted tubule.

[1670–80; < Latin tubulus=tub(us) pipe + -ulus -ule]

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tubule

A tiny tube, as in the collecting tubules and convoluted tubules of the kidney.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tubule - a small tube         tube-shaped structure, tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure microtubule - a microscopically small tubule nephron, uriniferous tubule - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney uveoscleral pathway - a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature vasa efferentia - the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis trachea - one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids

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Translations

Tubulus

túbulo

tu·bule

n. túbulo, conducto o canal pequeño;

collecting ___ → ___ colector;

renal ___ → ___ renal;

seminiferous ___ → conduto seminífero.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tubule

n túbulo

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