English noun: uriniferous tubule | |||
| 1. | uriniferous tubule (body) any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney | ||
| Synonyms | nephron | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tubule | ||
| Part holonym | malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle | ||
| Part meronym | kidney | ||