Tubule
Pronunciation : Tu"bule
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, a pipe.]
Definition : 1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913