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A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

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  1. n. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
  2. n. A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
  3. n. a small tube
  4. 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.
  5. A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, theuriniferous tubules of the kidney.