collecting tubule
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collecting tubule
One of the small ducts that receive urine from several renal tubules, which join together to provide a passage for the urine to larger straight collecting tubules (papillary ducts of Bellini) that open into the pelvis of the kidney.
See: kidney for illusSee also: tubule
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