Bellini's duct

noun

Bel·​li·​ni's duct

bə-ˈlē-nēz-

variants or less commonly Bellini's tube or Bellini's tubule

: any of the excretory ducts of the kidney

—usually used in plural

Word History

Etymology

after Lorenzo Bellini †1704 Italian anatomist

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