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Nectocalyces
Nectocalyx Nec`to*ca"lyx, n.; pl. Nectocalyces. [NL., fr. gr. ? swimming + ? a calyx.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. (b) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
Nematocalyces
Nematocalyx Nem`a*to*ca"lyx, n.; pl. Nematocalyces, E. -calyxes. [NL. See Nemato-, and Calyx.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularid[ae]. They contain nematocysts. See Plumularia.

Meaning of Calyces from wikipedia

- The renal calyces (sg. calyx) are conduits in the kidney through which urine p****es. The minor calyces form a cup-shaped drain around the apex of the renal...
- Look up calyx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Calyx or calyce (pl.: calyces), from the Latin calix which itself comes from the Ancient Gr**** κάλυξ...
- It is usually prepared by steeping the calyces in boiling water, straining the mixture, pressing the calyces (to squeeze all the juice out), adding sugar...
- the UK, the dried calyces and ready-made sorrel syrup are widely and cheaply available in Caribbean and Asian grocers. The fresh calyces are imported mainly...
- Hydronephrosis describes hydrostatic dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces as a result of obstruction to urine flow downstream. Alternatively, hydroureter...
- is formed by the convergence of the major calyces, acting as a funnel for urine flowing from the major calyces to the ureter. It has a mucous membrane and...
- In Gr**** mythology, Calyce (Ancient Gr****: Καλύκη Kalyke) or Calycia is the name of several characters. Calyce, one of the Nysiads, the nymphs who nursed...
- Calyce maculata is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was discovered in 1911. Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas...
- Calyce horioni is a species of beetle in the Calyce genus. It was discovered in 1942. Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas...
- within the kidney occupied by the renal vessels, minor renal calyces, major renal calyces, renal pelvis and some adipose tissue. Renal sinus Renal sinus...