pyel-, pyelo-

(Greek: renal pelvis; especially of the kidney; from "tub, vat, basin, and trough")

pyelovenous
ureteropyelitis
ureteropyelography
Radiographic visualization of the upper urinary tract by the injection of a contrast medium, usually through a ureteral catheter.
ureteropyelonephritis
ureteropyelonephrostomy (s) (noun), ureteropyelonephrostomies (pl)
A complex medical word pertaining to a surgical procedure forming an artificial linkage between the ureter, the renal pelvis and the kidney: This very involved operation, called ureteropyelonephrostomy, pertains to reconstructed surgeries relating to bypassing blockages, scarring, structural abnormalities at the ureteropelvic junction.
ureteropyeloplasty
ureteropyelostomy (s) (noun), ureteropyelostomies (pl)
A surgical operation in which a connection between the pelvis and the ureter is created: Because Mr. Fisk was suffering from a blockage in the kidney, he underwent a ureteropyelostomy to allow normal urine drainage from the kidney.