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tubule

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

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

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

"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

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

The thin wall of the capillaries within each capsule separates the blood from the cavity of the tubule.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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