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peritubular

peritubular adjective: surrounding a tubule or tubules, especially the uriniferous tubules.

Adjective

peritubular (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a tubule or tubules, especially the uriniferous tubules.
    • peritubular dentin

Origin of peritubular

From peri- + tubular.

Words formed from peritubular

Phrases with peritubular

Questions about peritubular

What does peritubular mean?
Peritubular means surrounding a tubule or tubules, especially the uriniferous tubules.
What part of speech is peritubular?
Peritubular is an adjective.

Words near peritubular in the dictionary

  1. peritropous
  2. peritruncal
  3. peritubal
  4. perituber
  5. perituberal
  6. peritubular
  7. peritubular capillaries
  8. peritubular capillary
  9. peritumor
  10. peritumoral
  11. peritumorally

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