SYN: tubule. [L. dim. of tubus, a pipe]
- tubuli biliferi SYN: biliary ductules, under ductule.
- tubuli dentales SYN: canaliculi dentales, under canaliculus.
- tubuli epoöphori SYN: transverse ductules of epoöphoron, under ductule.
- tubuli galactophori SYN: lactiferous ducts, under duct.
- tubuli lactiferi SYN: lactiferous ducts, under duct.
- tubuli paroöphori SYN: ductuli paroöphori, under ductulus.
- t. rectus SYN: straight tubule of testis.
- t. renalis contortus SYN: convoluted tubule of kidney.
- tubuli seminiferi recti [TA] SYN: seminiferous tubules, under tubule.
- tubuli seminiferi recti testi [TA] SYN: straight tubule of testis.
- t. transversus a tubular invagination of the sarcolemma of skeletal or cardiac muscle fibers that surrounds myofibrils as the intermediate element of the triad; involved in transmitting the action potential from the sarcolemma to the interior of the myofibril. SYN: T tubule.
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tu·bu·lus (tooґbu-ləs) pl. tuґbuli [L., dim. of tubus] a tubule or small tube.Medical dictionary. 2011.