seminiferous tubule

noun Anatomy.

any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.

Origin of seminiferous tubule

First recorded in 1855–60

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seminiferous tubule in Medicine

seminiferous tubule

n.

One of two or three twisted curved tubules in each lobule of the testis in which spermatogenesis occurs.

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