DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE

Meaning of DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE in English

[distal convoluted tubule] n (ca. 1901): the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and that is concerned esp. with the concentration of urine

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DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE — noun Date: circa 1901 the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the …
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DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE — noun : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the collecting tubule …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE — Date: circa 1901 : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE — Function: noun Date: circa 1901 : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle …
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TUBULE — noun Etymology: Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus Date: 1677 a small tube
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DISTAL — adjective Etymology: distant + -al Date: 1803 situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point …
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CONVOLUTED — adjective Date: 1766 having convolutions, involved , intricate
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DISTAL — I. ˈdist ə l adjective Etymology: dist- + -al 1. : remote from the point of attachment or origin, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUBULE — ˈt(y)üˌbyül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin tubulus tubule, tube, diminutive of tubus tube — more at tube : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — adjective 1. : folded in curved or tortuous windings : having convolutions : coiled a highly convoluted brain — No. …
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TUBULE — (n.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
Английский словарь Webster
TUBULE — (n.) A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
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DISTAL — (a.) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
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DISTAL — (a.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
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CONVOLUTED — (a.) Folded in tortuous windings.
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CONVOLUTED — (a.) Having convolutions.
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TUBULE — ( n. ) A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUBULE — ( n. ) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTAL — ( a. ) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTAL — ( a. ) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — ( a. ) Having convolutions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — ( a. ) Folded in tortuous windings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUBULE — /tooh"byoohl, tyooh"-/ , n. 1. a small tube; a minute tubular structure. 2. See convoluted tubule . [ 1670-80; tubulus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTAL — — distally , adv. /dis"tl/ , adj. 1. situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — — convolutedly , adj. — convolutedness , n. /kon"veuh looh'tid/ , adj. 1. twisted; coiled. 2. complicated; intricately involved: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUBULE — n. small tube, small hollow cylinder
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DISTAL — adj. away from the center or point of attachment
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CONVOLUTED — adj. curved, coiled, twisted; involved, intricate, complicated
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TUBULE — noun Etymology: Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus Date: 1677 : a small tube ; especially : a slender elongated anatomical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTAL — adjective Etymology: dist ant + -al Date: 1803 1. : situated away from the point of attachment or origin or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONVOLUTED — adjective Date: 1766 1. : having convolutions 2. : involved , intricate a convoluted argument
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUBULE — noun a small pipe or fistular body; a little tube. 2. tubule ·noun a minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; …
Webster English vocab
DISTAL — adj pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone. 2. distal ·adj remote from the …
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CONVOLUTED — adj having convolutions. 2. convoluted ·adj folded in tortuous windings.
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TUBULE — [ 'tju:bju:l ] ■ noun 1》 a minute tube, especially as an anatomical structure. 2》 Anatomy each of the long, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISTAL — [ 'dɪst(ə)l ] ■ adjective chiefly Anatomy situated away from the centre of the body or an area or from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONVOLUTED — [ ˌkɒnvə'l(j)u:tɪd ] ■ adjective 1》 (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex. 2》 chiefly technical intricately folded, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TUBULE — [tu.bule] n [L tubulus, dim. of tubus] (1677): a small tube; esp: a slender elongated anatomical channel
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DISTAL — [dis.tal] adj [distant + -al] (1808) 1: situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point …
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CONVOLUTED — [con.vo.lut.ed] adj (1766) 1: having convolutions 2: involved, intricate
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TUBULE — tubule BrE AmE ˈtjuːb juːl ⇨ˈtʃuːb- AmE \ ˈtuːb- ˈtjuːb- ▷ tubule|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISTAL — distal BrE AmE ˈdɪst ə l ▷ distal|ly i
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CONVOLUTED — convoluted BrE AmE ˈkɒn və ˌluːt ɪd -ˌljuːt-, -əd, ˌ••ˈ••◂ AmE \ ˈkɑːn və ˌluːt̬ əd ▷ convoluted|ly li
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DISTAL — / ˈdɪstl; NAmE / adjective ( anatomy ) located away from the centre of the body or at the far …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — / ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ adjective 1. extremely complicated and difficult to follow : a convoluted argument / explanation a book …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — con ‧ vo ‧ lut ‧ ed /ˈkɒnvəluːtəd, ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUBULE — n. a small tube in a plant or an animal body. [L tubulus, dimin. of tubus tube]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISTAL — adj. Anat. situated away from the centre of the body or point of attachment; terminal. øødistally adv. [DISTANT + -AL]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONVOLUTED — adj. 1 coiled, twisted. 2 complex, intricate. øøconvolutedly adv. [past part. of convolute f. L convolutus (as COM-, volvere volut- …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUBULE — n. a small tube in a plant or an animal body. [ L tubulus, dimin. of tubus tube ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISTAL — adj. Anat. situated away from the centre of the body or point of attachment; terminal. distally adv. [ DISTANT + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — adj. 1 coiled, twisted. 2 complex, intricate. convolutedly adv. [ past part. of convolute f. L convolutus (as COM-, volvere …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUBULE — n. a small tube in a plant or an animal body. Etymology: L tubulus, dimin. of tubus tube
Oxford English vocab
DISTAL — adj. Anat. situated away from the centre of the body or point of attachment; terminal. Derivatives: distally adv. Etymology: DISTANT …
Oxford English vocab
CONVOLUTED — adj.1 coiled, twisted. 2 complex, intricate. Derivatives: convolutedly adv. Etymology: past part. of convolute f. L convolutus (as COM-, volvere …
Oxford English vocab
CONVOLUTED — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted , you mean that it is complicated and difficult to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVOLUTED — If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as ~, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand. …
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CONVOLUTED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a convoluted freeway interchange ▪ He always uses a lot of convoluted arguments to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVOLUTED — [adjective] [formal] - very twisted, or (of sentences, explanations and arguments etc.) unreasonably long and difficult to follow and understandThe …
Cambridge English vocab
CONVOLUTED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: WINDING , anfractuous, flexuous, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONVOLUTED — adjective Synonyms: winding , anfractuous, flexuous, meandering, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous
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CONVOLUTED — See ↑ COMPLICATED 1
Longman Activator English vocab
CONVOLUTED — adj. 25B6; adjective COMPLICATED, complex, involved, elaborate, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous, tangled, Byzantine; confused, confusing, bewildering, baffling. straightforward.
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DISTAL — In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than …
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