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tubule

DEFINITIONS OF: tubule

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n a small tube

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microtubule
a microscopically small tubule
nephron, uriniferous tubule
any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
uveoscleral pathway
a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor
seminiferous tubule
any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
vasa efferentia
the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis
trachea
one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Type of:
tube, tube-shaped structure
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
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