- pyelo-
- combining form see pyel-
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pyelo-
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pyelo... — pyelo... [griechisch pýelos »Wanne«, »Becken«], vor Vokalen verkürzt zu pyel..., Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung Nierenbecken, z. B. Pyelographie … Universal-Lexikon
pyelo- — medical prefix, from 19c., from comb. form of Gk. pyelos trough, used for pelvis … Etymology dictionary
pyélo- — pyél(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. puelos « cavité, bassin ». ⇒PYÉL(O) , (PYÉL , PYÉLO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « bassin », entrant dans la constr. de divers mots sav. appartenant aux domaines de la pathol. et de la méd. et se rapportant au… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pyelo- — a combining form meaning pelvis, used in the formation of compound words: pyelogram. Also, esp. before a vowel, pyel . [ < NL, comb. form repr. Gk pýelos basin, on the model of the NL use of L pelvis] * * * … Universalium
Pyelo — Short for pyelonephritis, which is bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slow, subtle, and stubborn). It is most often due to the ascent of bacteria from the bladder up the ureters to infect the… … Medical dictionary
pyelo- — see pyel … Medical dictionary
pyelo... — py|e|lo..., Py|e|lo..., vor Vokalen meist pyel..., Pyel... <aus gr. pýelos »Trog, Wanne; Becken«> Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung »Nierenbecken«, z. B. Pyelografie, Pyelektasie … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
pyelo- — pyel … The new mediacal dictionary
pyelo- — aff. a combining form meaning “pelvis”: pyelography[/ex] • Etymology: < NL, comb. form repr. Gk pýelos basin, on the model of the NL use of L pelvis … From formal English to slang
pyelo- — a word element used with the meaning pelvis in the formation of compound words, as in pyelogram. Also, (before vowels), pyel . {New Latin, combining form representing Greek pyelos basin. Compare Latin pelvis basin, pelvis} …
