seminiferous tubule

1. 1.

   any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature

   Broadertubule

   Part oftestis

Questions about seminiferous tubule

What does seminiferous tubule mean?

seminiferous tubule means "any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature".

Is seminiferous tubule a common word?

seminiferous tubule is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.