renal pelvis

1. 1.

   a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

   Synonymspelvis

   Broadercavity

   Part ofkidney

Questions about renal pelvis

What does renal pelvis mean?

renal pelvis means "a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter".

What is another word for renal pelvis?

Close synonyms include pelvis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.