seminiferous tubule
- any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.
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Origin of seminiferous tubule
First recorded in 1855–60
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seminiferous tubule
- One of two or three twisted curved tubules in each lobule of the testis in which spermatogenesis occurs.
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