| 单词 | renal tubule |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrenal tubule renal tubule n. Anatomy the long, tortuous, tubular structure forming the functional unit (nephron) of the kidney; esp. the portion in which reabsorption, as opposed to filtration, occurs (cf. renal corpuscle n.). ΚΠ 1847 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 68 485 The infiltration of fat or oil into the epithelial cells of the renal tubules. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxxii. 848 The posterior pituitary also has a powerful anti-diuretic action, preventing diuresis and causing an absorption of water from the glomerular filtrate by the renal tubules. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxiii. 337 The thiazide diuretics act at a different site on the renal tubule than either the loop diuretics or potassium-sparing diuretics. < as lemmas |
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