TUBULE

tubule

(noun) a small tube

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tubule (plural tubules)

A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

Source: Wiktionary


Tu"bule, n. Etym: [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, a pipe.]

1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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