"tubule" meaning in English

See tubule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtjuːbjuːl/ [UK], /ˈtubjul/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tubule.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tubule.wav [US] Forms: tubules [plural]
Etymology: Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tubulus}} Latin tubulus, {{m|la|tubus}} tubus Head templates: {{en-noun}} tubule (plural tubules)
  1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

Inflected forms

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