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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRenal pelvis
/ˈriːnəl ˈpɛl.vɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The funnel-shaped expanded upper end of the ureter in the kidney that collects urine from the major calyces.
"An ultrasound revealed a blockage within the patient's renal pelvis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'renal', derived from the Latin 'renalis' (pertaining to the kidneys, from 'ren' meaning kidney), and 'pelvis', from Latin meaning 'basin' or 'tub'. Formed in modern anatomical nomenclature during the 19th century to describe the funnel-shaped expansion of the upper ureter in the kidney.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Renal pelvis" is said worldwide
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bassinet
Transliteration: /ba.si.nɛ/
"Le bassinet rénal recueille l'urine avant qu'elle n'entre dans l'uretère."
Nierenbecken
Transliteration: /ˈniːʁənˌbɛkn̩/
"Eine Entzündung des Nierenbeckens wird als Pyelitis bezeichnet."
pelvi renale
Transliteration: /ˈpɛl.vi reˈna.le/
"Il calcolo renale era bloccato nella pelvi renale."
pelvis renal
Transliteration: /ˈpel.βis reˈnal/
"La pelvis renal actúa como un embudo para la orina."
pelve renal
Transliteration: /ˈpɛl.vi ʁeˈnaw/
"A pelve renal drena a urina para o ureter."
वृक्क श्रोणि
Transliteration: vrikk shroni
"वृक्क श्रोणि गुर्दे के भीतर मूत्र एकत्र करती है।"
肾盂
Transliteration: shényú
"超声检查显示她的肾盂有轻度扩张。"
신우
Transliteration: sin-u
"신우는 신장에서 만들어진 소변이 모이는 곳입니다."
腎盂
Transliteration: jin'u
"腎盂は尿を集めて輸尿管へと送る。"
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