General Anatomy · Urinary System · Medium

Calyx

Meaning: A cup-shaped chamber in the kidney that collects urine from the renal pyramids before it enters the pelvis.

In practice: The CT urogram showed a stone sitting in the lower pole calyx of the left kidney.

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