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paratubular

paratubular adjective: across or through a tubule (typically of the kidneys).

Adjective

paratubular (not comparable)

  1. Across or through a tubule (typically of the kidneys)

Origin of paratubular

From para- + tubular.

Questions about paratubular

What does paratubular mean?
Paratubular means across or through a tubule (typically of the kidneys).
What part of speech is paratubular?
Paratubular is an adjective.

Words near paratubular in the dictionary

  1. Paratto
  2. paratubal
  3. paratuberculin
  4. paratuberculosis
  5. paratuberculous
  6. paratubular
  7. paratumoral
  8. paratumorous
  9. paratumour
  10. paratumours
  11. paratungstate

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