Tubule \Tu"bule\, n. [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a
tube, a pipe.]
1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as,
the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |