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noun
Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pyloric valve, musculus sphincter pylori
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle
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