tube-shaped structure
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1. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | tubule, |
| definition | : | a small tube (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | salpinx, |
| definition | : | a tube in the uterus or the ear (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cochlea, |
| definition | : | the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | vas, vessel, |
| definition | : | a tube in which a body fluid circulates (noun.body) |
| domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
| definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | provide with a tube or insert a tube into (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | tubal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | place or enclose in a tube (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | convey in a tube (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | tube, |
| definition | : | provide with a tube or insert a tube into (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | tubal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to occurring in a tube such as e.g. the Fallopian tube or Eustachian tube (adj.pert) |
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