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Noun: seminiferous tubule
  1. Any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
    "Sperm production occurs within the seminiferous tubules"

Derived forms: seminiferous tubules

Type of: tubule

Part of: testicle, testis

Encyclopedia: Seminiferous tubule