undertubulation

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noun

Insufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening.

Opposite
overtubulation
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Meanings

nounundertubulation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInsufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening.

    Lesion may be sessile (broad-based), mimicking undertubulation of metaphysis

    2016, B.J. Manaster, “Osteochondroma”, in B.J. Manaster, editor, Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal: Non-Traumatic Disease, 2nd edition, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 250

    Antonyms: overtubulation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInsufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening.

Opposite
overtubulation

Origin

From under- + tubulation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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