collecting duct

noun

variants: or less commonly collecting tubule

Definition of collecting duct

: a duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the renal pelvis

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collecting duct

noun

variants: also collecting tubule

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