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微小管 (びしょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

微び小しょう管かん

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Meanings

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noun

microtubule

A component of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells; used in cell biology contexts.

微び小しょう管かんは細さい胞ぼう骨こっ格かくの一いち部ぶである。
Microtubules are part of the cytoskeleton.

Kanji

微delicate, minuteness, insignificance
小little, small
管pipe, tube, wind instrument

Etymology

Compound of 微小 (bishō, 'minute, microscopic') and 管 (kan, 'tube, pipe'), a calque of English 'microtubule'.