Tubule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tubule \Tu"bule\, n. [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a
     tube, a pipe.]
     1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
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     2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as,


        the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tubule
       n : a small tube