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tubule

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tubule (noun)
  2. convoluted tubule (noun)
  3. distal convoluted tubule (noun)
  4. Malpighian tubule (noun)
  5. proximal convoluted tubule (noun)
  6. seminiferous tubule (noun)
  7. wolffian tubule (noun)
  8. Bellini's duct (noun)

tu·bule

noun \ˈtü-(ˌ)byül, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUBULE

: a small tube; especially : a slender elongated anatomical channel
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Origin of TUBULE

Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus
First Known Use: 1677

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