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tubule
[ too-byool, tyoo- ]
tubule
/ ˈtjuːbjuːl /
noun
- any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tubule1
C17: from Latin tubulus a little tube
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Example Sentences
But if the lymph capillary is a closed tubule at its commencement this does not follow.
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The fine chitinous tubule is especially conspicuous in connection with these largest goblets.
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Inner and outer aperture of the tubule of the same size; their diameter equal to their length and distance.
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Foraminal tubule stout, cylindrical, usually somewhat contorted; its orifice irregular in outline.
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This tubule, which does not extend beyond the surface of the cellular coat, is liable to be broken off in dried specimens.
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