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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tubule en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈtjuːbjuːl/ (UK)
/ˈtubjul/ (US)
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus.

Meanings

A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
- renal tubule

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tubules	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

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