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tubule

/ˈtjuːbjuːl//ˈtubjul/

tubule noun: a small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

Noun

tubule (plural tubules)

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

tubule meaning in Tamil and Urdu

tubule in Tamil

சிறுகுழாய், நுண்குழல், நுண்குழாய்

tubule in Urdu

باریک نلکی

Examples of tubule in a sentence

  • Spermatoceles are intrascrotal cysts containing sperm that derive from the small tubules of the epididymis.
  • In accordance with previous studies we immunolocalised both PEPCK and G6PC to the proximal tubules of the kidney cortex.
  • A protonephridium is a network of tubules that lack internal openings as is found in platyhelminths and rotiferans.

All 10 example sentences with tubule

Forms of tubule

pluraltubules

Origin of tubule

Learned borrowing from Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus.

Words formed from tubule

Questions about tubule

What does tubule mean?
Tubule means a small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
What is tubule in Tamil?
Tubule in Tamil is சிறுகுழாய், நுண்குழல், நுண்குழாய். See Tubule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tubule?
Tubule is a noun.
How do you pronounce tubule?
Tubule is pronounced /ˈtjuːbjuːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of tubule?
The plural of tubule is tubules.

Words near tubule in the dictionary

  1. tubulating
  2. tubulation
  3. tubulations
  4. tubulature
  5. tubulatures
  6. tubule
  7. tubules
  8. tubulet
  9. tubulets
  10. tubuli
  11. tubulidentate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tubule (page history and authors); tubule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tubule (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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