Meaning

1 senses
  1. The funnellike dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney.

    Holonym: urinary tract

    Nierenbecken

More definitions
  • a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

Translations

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By meaning 1
funnellike dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney:

Forms

plural: renal pelvises / renal pelves

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter:pelvis

Word family

2 related words

See also

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renal pelvis — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto