- Calyx (kidney)
Calyx can refer to:
*Minor calyx
*Major calyx
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Calyx — or Calyce may refer to:* Calyx (kidney), a structural component of the mammalian kidney * Calyx (artist), a UK producer of drum and bass * Calyce (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology * Calyx (botany), the sepals of a flower * Calyx (zoology) … Wikipedia
Calyx — Ca lyx (k[=a] l[i^]ks; 277), n.; pl. E. {Calyxes} (k[=a] l[i^]ks*[e^]z), L. {Calyces} (k[a^]l [i^]*s[=e]z). [L. calyx, ycis, fr. Gr. ka lyx husk, shell, calyx, from the root of kaly ptein to cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.] 1. (Bot.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kidney — For other uses, see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed Latin ren Artery … Wikipedia
Kidney stone — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
calyx — SYN: calix. [G. cup of a flower] * * * ca·lyx also ca·lix kā liksalso kal iks n, pl ca·lyx·es or ca·ly·ces kā lə .sēzalso kal ə also ca·li·ces a cuplike division of the renal pelvis surrounding one or more renal papillae * * * n. (pl. calyces … Medical dictionary
calyx — n.; pl. calyces a cup shaped part, especially any of the divisions of the pelvis of the kidney. Each calyx receives urine from the urine collecting tubes in one sector of the kidney … The new mediacal dictionary
calyx — noun (plural calyxes or calyces) Etymology: Latin calyc , calyx, from Greek kalyx more at chalice Date: 1693 1. the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of sepals 2. a cuplike animal structure (as the body wall of a crinoid … New Collegiate Dictionary
calyx — noun a) A cup like structure in the mammalian kidney. b) Tthe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, when it is not the same in appearance as the next such whorl (the corolla) … Wiktionary
calyx — [ keɪlɪks, ka ] (also calix) noun (plural calyces lɪsi:z or calyxes) 1》 Botany the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud. 2》 Zoology a cup like cavity or… … English new terms dictionary
Major calyx — 1. Renal triangle 2. Efferent artery 3. Renal artery 4. Renal vein 5. Renal hilum 6. Renal pelvis 7. Ureter 8. Minor calyx … Wikipedia
