- discharging tubules
- channels by which a fluid is discharged from the substance of the gland or organ in which it is secreted, such as tubuli renales recti.
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discharging tubules
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gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
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duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
nephridium — n.; pl. ia [Gr. dim. nephros, kidney; L. ium, nature of] 1. In various invertebrates, simple or branched, tubular structures that function in excretion, opening to the outside through a nephridiopore; see protonephridium, metanephridium. 2.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ureter — n. [Gr. ureter] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A discharging duct of aggregate Malphigian tubules. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A duct connecting the kidney with the mantle cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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nephridium — [nə frid′ē əm] n. pl. nephridia [nē frid′ēə, ni frid′ēə, ne frid′ēə] [ModL < Gr nephridion, dim. of nephros, kidney: see NEPHRO ] 1. a waste discharging tubule with an external excretory pore, found in many invertebrates, as in worms, mollusks … English World dictionary
