detubulation

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noun

The removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).

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Meanings

noundetubulation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).

    They therefore examined the effect of detubulation, and found all AT 1 R-mediated effects were eliminated in detubulated myocytes.

    2015 October 3, “Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor-Mediated Electrical Remodeling in Mouse Cardiac Myocytes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From de- + tubulation.

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detubulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detubulation

MLA

“detubulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detubulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detubulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detubulation.

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