calix

calix definition - medical

ca·lix or ca·lyx (kāˈlĭks, kălˈĭks)

noun pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces (kāˈlĭ-sēzˌ, kălˈĭ-)
  1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure.
  2. Any of the branches or recesses of the pelvis of the kidney into which the orifices of the malpighian renal pyramids project.

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