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pyel/o: Renal Pelvis

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The combining form pyel slash o names the renal pelvis, the funnel-shaped basin collecting urine inside the kidney.

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Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney.

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A shorter combining form differing by one letter names pus, not a basin.