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calyces

American  
[kal-uh-seez, key-luh-] / ˈkæl əˌsiz, ˈkeɪ lə- /

noun

  1. a plural of calyx.


calyces British  
/ ˈkælɪˌsiːz, ˈkeɪlɪ- /

noun

  1. a plural of calyx

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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

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

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 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

Dialysis of the sepals in calyces that are usually gamosepalous has been most frequently observed in Rosaceæ, Pomaceæ, Umbelliferæ, less commonly in Leguminosæ, also in the following genera:—Primula, Symphytum, Gentiana, Campanula, &c.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.