Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0663 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pyel/o: Renal Pelvis
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The idea
The combining form pyel slash o names the renal pelvis, the funnel-shaped basin collecting urine inside the kidney.
In practice
Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney.
Where people slip
A shorter combining form differing by one letter names pus, not a basin.
Your place on the trail
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