Associations to the word «Pyloric»

PYLORIC, adjective. (medicine) Of or relating to the pylorus.

PYLORIC CAECUM, noun. An outpocketing in the intestines of fish.

PYLORIC SPHINCTER, noun. (anatomy) Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

PYLORIC SPHINCTERS, noun. Plural of pyloric sphincter

PYLORIC STENOSIS, noun. (pathology) A narrowing of the pylorus, which prevents the normal passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine.

PYLORIC VALVE, noun. (anatomy) A valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.

PYLORIC, adjective. Relating to or near the pylorus.