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• Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… …   Medical dictionary

• tube foot — noun tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration • Hypernyms: ↑foot, ↑invertebrate foot • Part Holonyms: ↑echinoderm * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• collecting duct — The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters. Also called renal collecting tubule …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• tube foot — noun Zoology (in an echinoderm) each of a large number of small flexible hollow appendages protruding through the ambulacra, used either for locomotion or for collecting food …   English new terms dictionary

• Light tube — This article is about light tubes used for the illumination of buildings. For other uses of the phrase light tubes , see Light tube (disambiguation). Light tubes Light tubes or light pipes are used for transporting or distributing natural or… …   Wikipedia

• renal collecting tubule — ▪ anatomy also called  Duct Of Bellini,         any of the long narrow tubes in the kidney that concentrate and transport urine from the nephrons, the chief functioning units of the kidneys, to larger ducts that connect with the renal calyces,… …   Universalium

• Chest tube — Intervention The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest …   Wikipedia

• electron tube — an electronic device that consists, typically, of a sealed glass bulb containing two or more electrodes: used to generate, amplify, and rectify electric oscillations and alternating currents. Also called electronic tube. Cf. gas tube, vacuum tube …   Universalium

• fermentation tube — noun : a modified culture tube with an upright closed arm for collecting gas formed in broth cultures by microorganisms * * * fermentation tube, a tube filled with a culture medium inoculated with bacteria, in which the gases that are formed… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pneumatic tube — Pneumatic Pneu*mat ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat ic*al, a. [L. pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. {Pneumonia}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Roding Valley tube station — Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated directly on the border between the Epping Forest district of Essex and the London Borough of Redbridge. The station is between Chigwell and Woodford stations. It is located in Station Way and …   Wikipedia