Convoluted seminiferous tubules
Tubuli seminiferi contorti
- Synonym: Seminiferous tubules
- Related terms: Seminiferous tubules; Convoluted seminiferous tubules
Definition
Each lobule of testis is contained in one of the intervals between the fibrous septa which extend between the mediastinum testis and the tunica albuginea, and consists of from one to three, or more, minute convoluted tubes, the convoluted seminiferous tubules.
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