WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pyelo-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "pelvis,'' used in the formation of compound words:pyelogram.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] pyel-. 
  • Neo-Latin, combining form representing Greek pýelos basin, on the model of the Neo-Latin use of Latin pelvis

'pyelo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pyelitis - pyelogram - pyelography - pyelonephritis - pyelonephrosis

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