tubule
[too-byool, tyoo-]
- a small tube; a minute tubular structure.
- convoluted tubule.
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Origin of tubule
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A cast, therefore, indicates the condition of the tubule in which it is formed.
A Manual of Clinical DiagnosisJames Campbell Todd
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 WhyMartha M. Allen
In some cases the cells are so much swollen that the lumen of the tubule is represented merely by a star-shaped radiating chink.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and WhyMartha M. Allen
The thin wall of the capillaries within each capsule separates the blood from the cavity of the tubule.
A Practical PhysiologyAlbert F. Blaisdell
Inner and outer aperture of the tubule of the same size; their diameter equal to their length and distance.
tubule
- any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin tubulus a little tube
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tubule
(tōō′byōōl)- A very small tube or tubular structure; tubulus.
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