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FIRST CONVOLUTED TUBULE

\fˈɜːst kˌɒnvəlˈuːtɪd tjˈuːbjuːl], \fˈɜːst kˌɒnvəlˈuːtɪd tjˈuːbjuːl], \f_ˈɜː_s_t k_ˌɒ_n_v_ə_l_ˈuː_t_ɪ_d t_j_ˈuː_b_j_uː_l]\

Definitions of FIRST CONVOLUTED TUBULE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The part of a uriniferous t. that extends in a very tortuous manner for a short distance beyond the capsule of Bowman, to which it is joined by the constricted part or neck of the tubule.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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