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convoluted tubule
con′voluted tu′bule
n. the portion of a kidney nephron that concentrates urine and maintains salt and water balance. [1945–50] EncyclopediaSeeRenal Tubulesconvoluted tubule
con·vo·lu·ted tu·bule (kon'vŏ-lūt'ĕd tū'byūl) Either of the two intricately coiled segments of the renal tubule; the proximal convoluted tubule leads from the capsule of the kidney to the straight portion of the proximal tubule; the distal convoluted tubule is formed from the ascending limb of the loop of Henle and ends in a collecting tubule.
Synonym(s): tubuli contorti (1) . |