pylorus

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Definition of pylorus

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noun

In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.

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noun

In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and 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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From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).

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