English Explanatory Dictionary

tubule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

Pronunciation

/ˈtjuːbjuːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tubule.wav /ˈtubjul/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tubule.wav

Word forms

tubule tubules

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus.

Derived words

connecting tubule dentinal tubule desmotubule distal convoluted tubule intertubule macrotubule Malpighian tubule melanotubule microtubule Miescher's tubule myotubule nanotubule neurotubule pedotubule proximal convoluted tubule sarcotubule seminiferous tubule transverse tubule T-tubule T tubule tubulation tubulidentate tubulitis tubulization tubulogenesis tubulous tubulure
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