uriniferous tubule

uriniferous tubule

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

Origin:
1855–65

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To uriniferous tubule
WordNet
uriniferous tubule

noun
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney [syn: nephron
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
00:10
Uriniferous tubule is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT