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proximal convoluted tubules

proximal convoluted tubules is the plural of proximal convoluted tubule.

Meaning of proximal convoluted tubule

Noun

proximal convoluted tubule (plural proximal convoluted tubules)

  1. An intricate component of the nephron in a kidney that connects the Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle.

Questions about proximal convoluted tubules

What is proximal convoluted tubules the plural of?
Proximal convoluted tubules is the plural of proximal convoluted tubule.

Words near proximal convoluted tubules in the dictionary

  1. Proxima Centaurian
  2. Proxima Centaurians
  3. proximad
  4. proximal
  5. proximal convoluted tubule
  6. proximal convoluted tubules
  7. proximal phalange
  8. proximal phalanges
  9. proximal phalanx
  10. proximal ulna
  11. proximalisation

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