tubule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tubule
1670–80; < Latin tubulus, equivalent to tub ( us ) pipe + -ulus -ule
Example Sentences
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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
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
Most of the solutes get reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule by tubular reabsorption.
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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