Röhre

Definitions of Röhre
  1. noun
    conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
    synonyms: Rohr, Tube
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    Waffenlauf
    a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
    Kanüle
    a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
    Katheter
    a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
    Zigarettenspitze
    a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
    Pfeife
    a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
    Reagenzglas, Teströhrchen
    glass tube closed at one end
    Mülleimer, Wasserpfeife
    an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
    Pipeline
    a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
  2. noun
    (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
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    Schnecke
    the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti
    Gefäß
    a tube in which a body fluid circulates
    Nierenkelch
    any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
    Eustachische Röhre
    either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
    Blutgefäß
    a vessel in which blood circulates
    Eileiter
    either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
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