tubule

noun
/ˈtjuːbjuːl/UK/ˈtubjul/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tubulus, diminutive of tubus.

  1. learned borrowing from tubulus

Definitions

  1. A small pipe or fistular body

    A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

    • renal tubule

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tubule. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at tubule. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at tubule

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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