MedicalTerminology DB
General Medical Terms Kidneys & Urinary System

renal collecting tubule

Meaning of renal collecting tubule: 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.

Definition of renal collecting tubule

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 collecting duct.

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