Medical Dictionary
collecting tubule
noun col·lec·ting tubule \kə-ˈlek-tiŋ-\
Medical Definition of COLLECTING TUBULE
: a nonsecretory tubule that receives urine from several nephrons and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney—called also collecting duct
Illustration of COLLECTING TUBULE
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