convoluted tubule

noun

: all or part of the coiled sections of a nephron:

a

: proximal convoluted tubule

b

: distal convoluted tubule

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for convoluted tubule

• microtubule

Medical Definition

convoluted tubule

noun

1

: proximal convoluted tubule

2

: distal convoluted tubule