Associations to the word «Pylorus»

Wiktionary

PYLORUS, noun. (anatomy) The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
PYLORUS, noun. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

Dictionary definition

PYLORUS, noun. A small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum.

Wise words

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