Tubule (Noun)
Meaning
A small tube.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The doctor examined the tubule that carried urine from the kidney to the bladder to diagnose the problem.
- In the microscopic view, the tiny tubule that connected the blood vessel to the tissue was damaged.
- The laboratory assistant carefully inserted the specimen into a glass tubule to be analyzed.
- The anatomical diagram labeled the tiny tubules that ran through the skin, carrying sweat to the surface.
- To test the tiny mechanical device, engineers built a test system using a transparent plastic tubule.