URINIFEROUS TUBULE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney

Synonyms:

nephron; uriniferous tubule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("uriniferous tubule" is a kind of...):

tubule (a small tube)

Meronyms (parts of "uriniferous tubule"):

malpighian body; malpighian corpuscle; renal corpuscle (the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron)

Holonyms ("uriniferous tubule" is a part of...):

kidney (either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine)