pylorus
(noun) a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)
(anatomy) The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
• pyloric sphincter
Source: Wiktionary
Py*lo"rus, n.; pl. Pylori. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anat.) (a) The opening from the stomach into the intestine. (b) A posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
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