calix /ca·lix/ (ka´liks) pl. ca´lices [L.] calyx.
calix [ka´liks] (pl. ca´lices) (L.)
ca·lix or ca·lyx (k  l ks, k lks)n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces (k l-s z , kl-) 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. |
calix [ka´liks] (pl. ca´lices) (L.)
a cuplike organ or cavity. adj., adj calice´al.
renal calix the subdivision of the renal pelvis that encloses a renal pyramid.
calix
pl. calices [L.] a cuplike organ or cavity, e.g. one of the recesses of the kidney pelvis which enclose the tips of the pyramids; ovarian calix in birds comparable to the ovulation fossa in mammals.
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