| calyces | Plural of calyx. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| calices renales majores | The primary subdivisions of the renal pelvis, usually two or three in number. Synonym: calices renales majores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calices renales minores | The subdivisions of the major calices, varying in number from 7 to 13, which receive the renal papillae. Synonym: calices renales minores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rami renales nervi vagi | <anatomy, nerve> Branches of vagus nerve to kidney via the coeliac plexus. Synonym: rami renales nervi vagi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae renales | Large veins formed at the renal hilus by the merger of the segmental veins anterior to the corresponding arteries; they open at right angles into the inferior vena cava at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. The left renal vein receives the left suprarenal vein and the left gonadal vein, and passes through the angle between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery where it may be compressed. Synonym: venae renales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| columnae renales | The prolongations of cortical substance separating the pyramids of the kidney. Synonym: columnae renales, Bertin's columns. (05 Mar 2000) |