DUCTULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ductule mean? 

• DUCTULE (noun)
  The noun DUCTULE has 1 sense:

1. a very small duct

  Familiarity information: DUCTULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUCTULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very small duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ductule; ductulus

Hypernyms ("ductule" is a kind of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ductule"):

sweat duct (a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin)

biliary ductule (excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts)

 Context examples 

It consists of the efferent ductules and the duct of the epididymis.

(Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)

Many canaliculi come together to form bile ductules that ultimately form the common hepatic duct.

(Bile Canaliculus, NCI Thesaurus)

A convoluted tube connecting the efferent ductules of the testicle to the vas deferens.

(Duct of the Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)