uriniferous tubule

English Thesaurus

1. any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney (noun.body)

hypernym	:	tubule,
definition	:	a small tube (noun.body)

part holonym	:	malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle,
definition	:	the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron (noun.body)

part meronym	:	kidney,
definition	:	either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine (noun.body)