tubule

American  

[too-byool, tyoo-] / ˈtu byul, ˈtyu- /

noun

1. a small tube; a minute tubular structure.

2. convoluted tubule.

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tubule British  

/ ˈtjuːbjuːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tubule

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

Example Sentences

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

This coat is pierced by the foraminal tubule.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson