collecting duct

noun

A duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.

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Meanings

nouncollecting duct (plural collecting ducts)

plural collecting ducts

  1. anatomyA duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.
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