Words Like PYLORUS
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PYLORUS.
3 Alternative Words Similar to pylorus
10 definitions of pylorus
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The opening from the stomach into the intestine.
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A posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.
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a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
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The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
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In the early church, a doorkeeper; an ostiary (which see).
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In anatomy: The orifice of communication between the stomach and the intestine, by which the contents of the stomach pass into the intestine.
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The fold of mucous membrane, containing muscular fibers, which guards the pyloric orifice, or other contrivance for retarding or opposing the passage of food from the stomach into the intestine.
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The pyloric end or division of the stomach.
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In Hydrozoa, a valvular structure which separates the gastric from the somatic cavity in the siphonophorous hydrozoans.
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The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.