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Definition of ductule in English: ductulenoun ˈdʌktjuːlˈdəkt(y)o͞ol Anatomy A minute duct. 〔剖〕小管;小导管 Example sentencesExamples - There is a proliferation of ductules, usually at the marginal areas of the triads.
- The bile canaliculi join with the bile ductules, which then form the bile ducts.
- Proliferation of ducts and ductules may become conspicuous.
- Under the low pressure of bile secretion, bile flows continuously along converging canaliculi, ductules and ducts.
- They are composed of islands, large nests, or sheets of tumor cells forming ductules, which are lined by cuboidal to columnar epithelium.
Synonyms tube, channel, passage, canal, vessel
Derivativesadjective Anatomy One liver had a peripheral irregular zone of hyperplasia with ductular proliferation. Example sentencesExamples - The authors postulate a retrograde ductular pattern of viral spread that may have pathogenic significance.
- As the interlobular and septal ducts are destroyed, ductular proliferation may occur.
- In addition, the presence of the ductular component in the islet cell tumor supports the theory that the endocrine cells originated from the ductal component.
- Liver biopsies from the jaundiced patients were similar, with duct necrosis, ductular proliferation, and portal inflammation.
OriginLate 19th century: Latin, diminutive of ductus 'leading'. Definition of ductule in US English: ductulenounˈdəkt(y)o͞ol Anatomy A minute duct. 〔剖〕小管;小导管 Example sentencesExamples - They are composed of islands, large nests, or sheets of tumor cells forming ductules, which are lined by cuboidal to columnar epithelium.
- The bile canaliculi join with the bile ductules, which then form the bile ducts.
- There is a proliferation of ductules, usually at the marginal areas of the triads.
- Proliferation of ducts and ductules may become conspicuous.
- Under the low pressure of bile secretion, bile flows continuously along converging canaliculi, ductules and ducts.
Synonyms tube, channel, passage, canal, vessel
OriginLate 19th century: Latin, diminutive of ductus ‘leading’. |