pylorus
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin, from πυλωρός (pulōros, “gatekeeper”).
Noun [edit]
pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)
- (anatomy) The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
- A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
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Translations [edit]
opening between the stomach and duodenum
