uriniferous tubule

American  

noun

1. a urine-bearing tubule in a nephron of a kidney.

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Etymology

Origin of uriniferous tubule

First recorded in 1855–65

Example Sentences

Hemorrhages into the stroma of the kidneys, the Malpighian tufts, and the uriniferous tubules arrest urinary secretion, and thus entail death.

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This is because the separation of waste is done in part by the Malpighian capsules and in part by the uriniferous tubules.

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The apices of these cones, known as the papillæ, are crowded with minute openings, the mouths of the uriniferous tubules, which form the substance of the kidney.

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Although secreted by the cells lining the uriniferous tubules, it is not formed in the kidneys.

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Removed by the uriniferous tubules of the kidneys and to a small extent by the perspiratory glands.

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