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seminiferous tubule

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of two or three twisted, curved tubules in each lobule of the testis in which spermatozoa develop.

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  • noun anatomy Any of many threadlike structures, located in the testes, that are the specialized areas of sperm production.

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  • noun any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature

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