Origin

from Greek puelos trough, pan; in the sense: pelvis

pyelo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “pelvis,” used in the formation of compound words:

pyelogram.

Also, especially before a vowel, pyel-.

Origin

< New Latin, combining form representing Greek pýelos basin, on the model of the NL use of Latin pelvis

Related Words

pyelitis
pyelogram
pyelography
pyelonephritis
pyelonephrosis

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]

pyelo-
combining form
⇨ see pyel-

pyelo-|paɪɪləʊ|combining form from Gr. πύελος trough, taken in sense ‘pelvis’; in pathological and other terms, as ‖ pyelocyˈstitis, pyelitis accompanied by cystitis (Billings Nat. Med. Dict. 1890); ˈpyelogram, an X-ray photograph showing the pelvis of the kidney; † ˈpyelograph, a pyelogram; hence pyeˈlography [ad. G. pyelographie (Voelcker & Lichtenberg 1906, in Münchener med. Wochenschr. 16 Jan. 105)]; pyeloliˈthotomy, the removal of a renal calculus by incision into the pelvis of the kidney (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1897); pyeˈlometer, = pelvimeter (Dunglison Med. Dict. 1844); ‖ pyeloneˈphritis, ‘inflammation of the kidney and of the pelvis and calices’ (ibid. 1842); hence pyeloneˈphritic a.; ˈpyeloplasty Surg., a plastic operation on the pelvis of the kidneys.1923R. Knox Radiogr. & Radio-Therapeutics (ed. 4) I. facing p. 388 (captions) *Pyelogram—dilated pelvis with kinking of the ureter... Pyelogram of a normal kidney.1952M. E. Florey Clin. Appl. Antibiotics xvii. 507, 25 days after the operation a pyelogram revealed no abnormalities.1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 930/1 We in Britain do not feel that intravenous pyelograms are necessary before every hysterectomy.1913Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 18 Jan. 184/2 A *pyelograph is taken while the fluid is being injected and the pelvis or the ureter is kept as full as possible at the time the exposure is being made.1914N.Y. Med. Jrnl. XCIX. 1057/2 Doctor Furniss, in making pyelographs, had until recently been injecting argyrol or collargol with a syringe.1906Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 14 Apr. 1149/2 *Pyelography.—Voelcker and Lichtenberg have coined this term for radiography of the kidney and ureter after these structures have been filled with a solution of a silver salt.1975Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 23 Dec. 2/1 In pyelography, a contrast medium, the ‘dye’, is injected intravenously.1890Cent. Dict., *Pyelonephritic.1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 895 Suppurative nephritis..called.., when there is coincident inflammation of the renal pelvis, *pyelo-nephritis.1913C. H. Chetwood Practice of Urol. xxxi. 587 (heading) *Pyeloplasty (Fenger's operation).1976Lancet 20 Nov. 1109/2 The boy with a horseshoe kidney had a pyeloplasty and 1 of the boys with obstructed congenital megaureter had a reimplantation.

pyelo-

before vowels pyel-, medical word-forming element, 19c., from comb. form of Greek pyelos "oblong trough, bathing-tub," used for "pelvis."

pyelo- /ˈpʌɪələʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also pyel-.

ORIGIN: from Greek puelos trough: see -o-.

Used in Medicine with the sense ‘of the pelvis of the kidney’.

DERIVATIVE pyelocyˈstitis noun pyelitis accompanied by cystitis L19.
pyelogram noun an X-ray photograph showing the pelvis of the kidney E20.
pyeˈlography noun X-ray examination of the kidneys, esp. using radio-opaque contrast material E20.
pyeloliˈthotomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of a renal calculus through an incision made into the pelvis of the kidney L19.
pyeloneˈphritic adjective affected by pyelonephritis L19.
pyeloneˈphritis noun inflammation of the substance of the kidney as a result of bacterial infection M19.
pyeloplasty noun a surgical operation to relieve obstruction at the junction of the pelvis of the kidney and the ureter E20.

pyelo-
combining form
see pyel-

pyelo-

Prefix

anatomy, medicine, surgery Forms terms relating to the renal pelvis, such as pyelonephritis, pyelography, and others.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυελος (puelos, “pelvis, wash basin”)

Related terms

pyelocaliectasis

pyelocalyceal

pyelocutaneous

pyelocystitis

pyeloduodenal

pyelectasis

pyelogram

pyelography

pyelonephritis

pyelopathy

pyelophlebitis

pyeloplasty

词汇	pyelo-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary pyelo- or (before a vowel) pyel- combining form denoting the renal pelvis ⇒ pyelonephritis Origin from Greek puelos trough, pan; in the sense: pelvis pyelo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “pelvis,” used in the formation of compound words: pyelogram. Also, especially before a vowel, pyel-. Origin < New Latin, combining form representing Greek pýelos basin, on the model of the NL use of Latin pelvis Related Words pyelitis pyelogram pyelography pyelonephritis pyelonephrosis 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] pyelo- combining form ⇨ see pyel- pyelo-\|paɪɪləʊ\|combining form from Gr. πύελος trough, taken in sense ‘pelvis’; in pathological and other terms, as ‖ pyelocyˈstitis, pyelitis accompanied by cystitis (Billings Nat. Med. Dict. 1890); ˈpyelogram, an X-ray photograph showing the pelvis of the kidney; † ˈpyelograph, a pyelogram; hence pyeˈlography [ad. G. pyelographie (Voelcker & Lichtenberg 1906, in Münchener med. Wochenschr. 16 Jan. 105)]; pyeloliˈthotomy, the removal of a renal calculus by incision into the pelvis of the kidney (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1897); pyeˈlometer, = pelvimeter (Dunglison Med. Dict. 1844); ‖ pyeloneˈphritis, ‘inflammation of the kidney and of the pelvis and calices’ (ibid. 1842); hence pyeloneˈphritic a.; ˈpyeloplasty Surg., a plastic operation on the pelvis of the kidneys.1923R. Knox Radiogr. & Radio-Therapeutics (ed. 4) I. facing p. 388 (captions) Pyelogram—dilated pelvis with kinking of the ureter... Pyelogram of a normal kidney.1952M. E. Florey Clin. Appl. Antibiotics* xvii. 507, 25 days after the operation a pyelogram revealed no abnormalities.1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 930/1 We in Britain do not feel that intravenous pyelograms are necessary before every hysterectomy.1913Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 18 Jan. 184/2 A pyelograph is taken while the fluid is being injected and the pelvis or the ureter is kept as full as possible at the time the exposure is being made.1914N.Y. Med. Jrnl. XCIX. 1057/2 Doctor Furniss, in making pyelographs, had until recently been injecting argyrol or collargol with a syringe.1906Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 14 Apr. 1149/2 Pyelography.—Voelcker and Lichtenberg have coined this term for radiography of the kidney and ureter after these structures have been filled with a solution of a silver salt.1975Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 23 Dec. 2/1 In pyelography, a contrast medium, the ‘dye’, is injected intravenously.1890Cent. Dict., Pyelonephritic.1866A. Flint Princ. Med.* (1880) 895 Suppurative nephritis..called.., when there is coincident inflammation of the renal pelvis, pyelo-nephritis.1913C. H. Chetwood Practice of Urol.* xxxi. 587 (heading) Pyeloplasty (Fenger's operation).1976Lancet 20 Nov. 1109/2 The boy with a horseshoe kidney had a pyeloplasty and 1 of the boys with obstructed congenital megaureter had a reimplantation. pyelo- before vowels pyel-, medical word-forming element, 19c., from comb. form of Greek pyelos "oblong trough, bathing-tub," used for "pelvis." pyelo- /ˈpʌɪələʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also pyel-. ORIGIN: from Greek puelos trough: see -o-. Used in Medicine with the sense ‘of the pelvis of the kidney’. DERIVATIVE pyelocyˈstitis noun pyelitis accompanied by cystitis L19. pyelogram noun an X-ray photograph showing the pelvis of the kidney E20. pyeˈlography noun X-ray examination of the kidneys, esp. using radio-opaque contrast material E20. pyeloliˈthotomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of a renal calculus through an incision made into the pelvis of the kidney L19. pyeloneˈphritic adjective affected by pyelonephritis L19. pyeloneˈphritis noun inflammation of the substance of the kidney as a result of bacterial infection M19. pyeloplasty noun a surgical operation to relieve obstruction at the junction of the pelvis of the kidney and the ureter E20. pyelo-* combining form see pyel- pyelo- Prefix anatomy, medicine, surgery Forms terms relating to the renal pelvis, such as pyelonephritis, pyelography, and others. Etymology From Ancient Greek πυελος (puelos, “pelvis, wash basin”) Related terms pyelocaliectasis pyelocalyceal pyelocutaneous pyelocystitis pyeloduodenal pyelectasis pyelogram pyelography pyelonephritis pyelopathy pyelophlebitis pyeloplasty
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