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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•bule (to̅o̅′byo̅o̅l, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - a small tube;
a minute tubular structure. - See convoluted tubule.
- Latin tubulus, equivalent. to tub(us) pipe + -ulus -ule
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tubule /ˈtjuːbjuːl/ n - any small tubular structure, esp one in an animal, as in the kidney, testis, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tubulus a little tube |