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Added 9 October 2026

tubule

/ˈtjuːbjuːl/ noun

Latin root: tubulus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tubule at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
renal tubule

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus.

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