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tubule

American  
[too-byool, tyoo-] / ˈtu bjul, ˈtju- /

noun

  1. a small tube; a minute tubular structure.

  2. convoluted tubule.


tubule British  
/ ˈtjuːbjuːl /

noun

  1. any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tubule

1670–80; < Latin tubulus, equivalent to tub ( us ) pipe + -ulus -ule

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It also notes that garlic extract has been explored in areas such as denture stomatitis, dentinal tubule disinfection, and intracanal medication.

From Science Daily Dec. 8, 2025

"Although these markers were expressed in both the normal and the cystinosis-derived hiPSCs, the genesis of the tubule was impaired in the cystinosis-derived cells, mimicking what happens in infantile cystinosis."

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2023

"Unlike in other studies, we were able to retain a number of markers in the tubule that are physiologically important in the kidney's reabsorptive functions," says Taub.

From Science Daily Dec. 11, 2023

Once the efferent arteriole exits the glomerulus, it forms the peritubular capillary network, which surrounds and interacts with parts of the renal tubule.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

In some cases the cells are so much swollen that the lumen of the tubule is represented merely by a ‘star-shaped’ radiating chink.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

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