SYN: calix. [G. cup of a flower]
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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
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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.
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ca·lyx (kaґliks) pl. caґlyces [Gr. kalyx cup of a flower] a cup-shaped organ or cavity; also spelled calix. NOTE: In official anatomical terminology, the preferred term is “calyx,†but the preferred plural is “calices;†see also entries under calix.Medical dictionary. 2011.