seminiferous tubule
noun Anatomy.
any of the coiled tubules of the testis in which spermatozoa are produced.
Origin of seminiferous tubule
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby seminiferous tubule
seminarian,
seminary,
semination,
seminiferous,
seminiferous epithelium,
seminiferous tubule,
seminiferous tubule dysgenesis,
seminivorous,
seminole,
seminole wars,
seminoles
Medical definitions for seminiferous tubule
seminiferous tubule
n.
One of two or three twisted curved tubules in each lobule of the testis in which spermatogenesis occurs.