tubule

American  

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

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

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Example Sentences

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tubule

"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

"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

The findings are applicable to other kidney diseases where the renal proximal tubule is damaged, including acute kidney injury that can lead to chronic kidney disease and renal failure, and can be fatal.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023

Excretion is carried out by pairs of primitive “kidneys” called metanephridia that consist of a convoluted tubule and an open, ciliated funnel present in every segment.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

These two upper openings are provided with a tubule extension, the Fallopian tubes, whose outer ends are fringed and lie in close relation to the ovaries.

From Men Women and God by Arthur Herbert Gray

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