- malpighian tubule
- one of the tubular or hairlike excretory organs arising from the midgut-hindgut junction of many arthropods; two to several hundred such tubules may be present.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
malpighian tubule
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Malpighian tubule system — Stylised diagram of insect digestive tract showing malpighian tubule (Orthopteran type) The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some Uniramia (Insects and Myriapoda), arachnids and tardigrades. The… … Wikipedia
malpighian tubule — ▪ anatomy in insects, any of the excretory organs that lie in the abdominal body cavity and empty into the junction between midgut and hindgut. In species having few malpighian tubules, they are long and coiled; in species with numerous (up … Universalium
malpighian tubule — noun also malpighian tube or malpighian vessel Usage: usually capitalized M : one of the group of long blind vessels opening into the posterior part of the alimentary canal in most insects and some other arthropods and functioning primarily as… … Useful english dictionary
Malpighian tubule — noun Date: 1877 any of a group of long blind vessels opening into the posterior part of the alimentary canal in most insects and some other arthropods and functioning primarily as excretory organs called also Malpighian tube … New Collegiate Dictionary
Malpighian tubule — Blind ending tubule opening into the lower intestine of insects and responsible for fluid excretion the arthropod equivalent of the kidney … Dictionary of molecular biology
malpighian tubule — noun A tubule that extends from the alimentary canal to the exterior of the organism, excreting water and wastes in the form of solid nitrogenous compounds. Found in certain insects, arachnids, myriapods and tardigrades … Wiktionary
Malpighian tubule — excretory organ found in many arthropods … English contemporary dictionary
Malpighian tubule — noun Zoology a tubular excretory organ, numbers of which open into the gut in insects and some other arthropods … English new terms dictionary
malpighian tube — noun see malpighian tubule * * * one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Also called Malpighian tubule, Malpighian vessel. * * * Malpighian tube, Malpighian … Useful english dictionary
malpighian vessel — noun see malpighian tubule * * * Malpighian tube, Malpighian tubule, or Malpighian vessel, a tubeshaped gland in insects and arachnids that is connected to the alimentary canal and serves as an excretory organ … Useful english dictionary
