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31convoluted seminiferous tubules — tubuli seminiferi contorti …
32convoluted tubule — con′voluted tu′bule n. anat. the portion of a kidney nephron that concentrates urine and maintains salt and water balance • Etymology: 1945–50 …
33Distal convoluted tubule — Kidney nephron ( 1st proximal convoluted tubule , 2nd distal convoluted tubule ) …
34distal convoluted tubule — n the convoluted portion of the nephron lying between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and concerned esp. with the concentration of urine called also convoluted tubule, distal tubule * * * tubulus contortus distalis …
35proximal 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… …
36distal convoluted tubule — noun : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the collecting tubule in intimate association with the afferent vessel, that resembles the proximal convoluted tubule in structure though lacking the… …
37proximal 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… …
38distal convoluted tubule — noun Date: circa 1901 the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and that is concerned especially with the concentration of urine …
39proximal 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… …
40first convoluted tubule — tubulus contortus proximalis …
