GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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What is the medical word element that means renal pelvis?
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olgi/o
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py/o
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pyel/o
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ureter/o
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pyelo: a prefix that means that a term is related to the renal pelvis, e.g. pyelonephritis, pyelogram.
Detailed explanation-2: -The renal pelvis is occasionally called the pyelum (from Greek pýelos, “trough", ‘anything hollow’), and the combining form pyelo-denotes the renal pelvis (pyelo-is not to be confused with pyo-).
Detailed explanation-3: -What does pyelo-mean? Pyelo-is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “pelvis.” It is used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.
Detailed explanation-4: -combining form. a combining form meaning “pelvis, ” used in the formation of compound words. pyelogram. Also (esp before a vowel): pyel-
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