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Noun: renal pelvis
  1. A structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
    "The renal pelvis collects urine before it enters the ureter";
    - pelvis

Derived forms: renal pelvises

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: kidney

Encyclopedia: Renal pelvis