- plural of calyx.
calyces
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noun
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From here, the papillae deliver the filtrate, now called urine, into the minor calyces that eventually connect to the ureters through the renal pelvis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
On the inside of the kidney, the renal pelvis branches out into two or three extensions called the major calyces, which further branch into the minor calyces.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The papillae are bundles of collecting ducts that transport urine made by nephrons to the calyces of the kidney for excretion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
As urine is formed, it drains into the calyces of the kidney, which merge to form the funnel-shaped renal pelvis in the hilum of each kidney.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The calyces become charged with oil glands, and yield a greater abundance of volatile oil.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
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