Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collecting duct

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: col-lect-ing duct
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.

Inflected Forms

collecting ducts (plural)

Questions

What does collecting duct mean?: A duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.

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