Meaning of TUBULE
| Pronunciation: | | 'toobyool
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| | Definition: | | [n] a small tube |
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| | See Also: | | microtubule, nephron, seminiferous tubule, trachea, tube, tube-shaped structure, uriniferous tubule, vasa efferentia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tu"bule\, n. [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a
tube, a pipe.]
1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as,
the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A small tube or canal, especially in the kidneys. |
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