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py·lo·rus

 (pī-lôr′əs, pĭ-)
n. pl. py·lo·ri (-lôr′ī′)
The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
[Late Latin pylōrus, from Greek pulōros : pulē, gate + ouros, guard; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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pylorus

(paɪˈlɔːrəs)
n, pl -ri (-raɪ)
(Anatomy) the small circular opening at the base of the stomach through which partially digested food (chyme) passes to the duodenum
[C17: via Late Latin from Greek pulōrus gatekeeper, from pulē gate +ouros guardian]
pyˈloric adj
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py•lo•rus

(paɪˈlɔr əs, -ˈloʊr-, pɪ-)

n., pl. -lo•ri (-ˈlɔr aɪ, -ˈloʊr aɪ)
the opening between the stomach and the start of the intestine in most vertebrates.
[1605–15; < Late Latin < Greek pylōrós literally, gatekeeper]
py•lor′ic (-ˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-) adj.
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pylorus

The narrow exit from the stomach into the duodenum, closed by a ring of muscle until food in the stomach is liquidized.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pylorus - a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenumpylorus - a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
musculus sphincter pylori, pyloric sphincter, pyloric valve - the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
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Translations

py·lo·rus

n. píloro, abertura u orificio circular entre el estómago y el duodeno.
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pylorus

n píloro
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