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detubulation

detubulation noun: the removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).

Noun

detubulation (uncountable)

  1. The removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).
    • They therefore examined the effect of detubulation, and found all AT 1 R-mediated effects were eliminated in detubulated myocytes.2015 October 3, “Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor-Mediated Electrical Remodeling in Mouse Cardiac Myocytes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of detubulation

From de- + tubulation.

Questions about detubulation

What does detubulation mean?
Detubulation means the removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).
What part of speech is detubulation?
Detubulation is a noun.

Words near detubulation in the dictionary

  1. detubularization
  2. detubularize
  3. detubularized
  4. detubulate
  5. detubulated
  6. detubulation
  7. detumble
  8. detumbled
  9. detumbles
  10. detumbling
  11. detumesce

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