NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Word root for renal pelvis?
A
pyel/o
B
-pexy
C
-ptosis
D
-lysis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Pyelo: a prefix that means that a term is related to the renal pelvis, e.g. pyelonephritis, pyelogram.

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