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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: orifice, opening, porta
History
From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
