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collecting duct

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001904

The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters. Also called renal collecting tubule.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001904
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsrenal collecting tubule
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "collecting duct",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters. Also called renal collecting tubule.",
  "synonyms": [
    "renal collecting tubule"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/collecting-duct/"
}

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