straight seminiferous tubule

straight tubule of testis

[TA] the continuation of the tubulus seminifer contortus which straightens just before entering the mediastinum to form the rete testis. Synonym(s): tubuli seminiferi recti testi [TA], straight seminiferous tubule ☆ , tubulus rectus

straight sem·i·nif·er·ous tu·bule

(strāt sem'i-nif'ĕr-ŭs tū'byūl) The continuation of the tubulus seminifer contortus that becomes straight just before entering the mediastinum to form the rete testis.
Synonym(s): vasa recta (2) .