- proximal tubule
- noun see proximal convoluted tubule
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
proximal tubule
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proximal tubule — n PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE … Medical dictionary
Proximal tubule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Proximal Convoluted Tubule Latin = tubulus contortus proximalis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1223 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (1st convoluted tubule labeled at center top.) Caption2 = 1… … Wikipedia
proximal convoluted tubule — n the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman s capsule and the loop of Henle, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and functions esp. in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride… … Medical dictionary
proximal convoluted tubule — noun Date: circa 1899 the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman s capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions, and water from the glomerular filtrate… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tubule distal — Rein Pour l’article homophone, voir Rhin. Schéma des reins vu par l arrière sans colonne vertébrale Le rein est un organe des … Wikipédia en Français
Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… … Medical dictionary
proximal convoluted tubule — noun : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the Malpighian corpuscle and the loop of Heule, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and is believed to be concerned especially with the… … Useful english dictionary
Distal convoluted tubule — Kidney nephron ( 1st proximal convoluted tubule , 2nd distal convoluted tubule ) … Wikipedia
Connecting tubule — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. Latin tubulus renalis arcuatus Gray s … Wikipedia
proximal straight tubule — tubulus rectus proximalis … Medical dictionary
