Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distal convoluted tubule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tal -con-vo-lut-ed -tubule
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The section of the nephron in the kidney that connects the loop of Henle to the collecting duct system.

Inflected Forms

distal convoluted tubules (plural)

Questions

What does distal convoluted tubule mean?: The section of the nephron in the kidney that connects the loop of Henle to the collecting duct system.

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