hollow tube

collocation in English

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hollow
adjective
uk
/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/
having a hole or empty ...
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tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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(Definition ofhollowandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The early nervous system begins as ahollowtubethat surrounds a single ventricle.
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She then injects an egg through thehollowtubeinto the body cavity.
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These early systems consisted of in-seat audio that could be heard withhollowtubeheadphones.
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Narrowed areas may be bridged by a stent, ahollowtubethat keeps the duct open.
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For material which is sufficiently soft, coring may be done with ahollowtube.
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It consists of ahollowtubewith a threaded cap at the end.
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The result is an irregular, branching, often foamyhollowtubeof silica glass called a fulgurite.
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It consists of ahollowtubewith an inflatable balloon attached to its tip.
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A long, narrow tube called a catheter is inserted through a plastichollowtubecalled an introducer sheath.
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In this the wooden dowels were dispensed with, and instead ahollowtubeof zinc or magnesium was used.
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The unit consists of ahollowtubethat is sealed by a piezoelectric transducer on each end.
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The design on the torc can be studied easily by imagining thehollowtubeas straightened and flattened.
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One roller is usually ahollowtube(heat roller) and the other is a rubber backing roller (pressure roller).
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Each groove of each arm in turn has four rows ofhollowtubefeet that can be extended or withdrawn.
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Eventually, these rings form a very narrow (0.5 mm),hollowtubecommonly known as a soda straw stalactite.
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The individual borer is ahollowtube, tapered at the edge, generally with some kind of handle at the other end.
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This produces ahollowtubeclosed at the basal end, this point is hit on the floor by dropping the instrument vertically.
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Guides in the form of ahollowtubewith a highly reflective inner surface have also been used as light pipes for illumination applications.
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It injects saliva, which hardens into ahollowtube, and it uses this like a drinking straw to withdraw the contents of the plant cells.
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The leaves are then placed in thehollowtubeof a bamboo, and the cylinder will be exposed to the smoke of the fire.
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These strands then undergo a process called lumenization, the spontaneous rearrangement of endothelial cells from a solid cord into ahollowtube.
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The shop-made mandrel shown in the photo is designed to clamp ahollowtubeor gear between the two tapered plugs.
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Visual confirmation of internal hemorrhoids may require anoscopy, insertion of ahollowtubedevice with a light attached at one end.
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