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ductule
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈdʌk.tʃuːl/ us /ˈdʌk.tʃuːl/
a small tube inside the body of a person or animal that carries liquid or air:
The bile ductules and ducts comprise a branched system of interconnected tubes.
In adult specimens, there are more ductules in males than in females.
Observations indicated that the pheromone ductules were mainly located in patches on the thorax.
There was some variation in ductule distribution across the population.
Presumably, higher numbers of ductules, representing proper gland units, imply functional glands.
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duct
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