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tu·bule
(to͞o′byo͞ol, tyo͞o′-)n.
A very small tube or tubular structure.
[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.
[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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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Tubulus
tu·bule
n. túbulo, conducto o canal pequeño;
collecting ___ → ___ colector;
renal ___ → ___ renal;
seminiferous ___ → conduto seminífero.
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tubule
n túbuloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.