tubule

[ too-byool, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu byul, ˈtyu- /

noun

a small tube; a minute tubular structure.

Nearby words

tubular forceps, tubular gland, tubular maximum, tubular skate, tubulate, tubule, tubuliferous, tubuliflorous, tubulin, tubuloacinar gland, tubuloalveolar gland

Origin of tubule

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

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Examples from the Web for tubule

The thin wall of the capillaries within each capsule separates the blood from the cavity of the tubule.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
The large swollen cells are granular, and very frequently there is a granular mass in the lumen of the tubule.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen
This tubule, which does not extend beyond the surface of the cellular coat, is liable to be broken off in dried specimens.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
A cast, therefore, indicates the condition of the tubule in which it is formed.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Inner and outer aperture of the tubule of the same size; their diameter equal to their length and distance.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for tubule

tubule

/ (ˈtjuːbjuːl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tubule

C17: from Latin tubulus a little tube

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tubule

noun

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tubule

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Medicine definitions for tubule

tubule

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