Definition of pyloruses Pyloruses

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pyloruses (Noun)
Plural of pylorus.

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pyloruses, noun, plural of pylorus.

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Noun

Plural: pylori

pylorus - 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"

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pylorus (Noun)
The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
pylorus (Noun)
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pylorus (n.)
The opening from the stomach into the intestine.
pylorus (n.)
A posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pylorus
pi-lō′rus, n. the lower opening of the stomach leading to the intestines.—adj. Pylor′ic. [L.,—Gr. pylōros—pylē, an entrance, ouros, a guardian.]

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pylorus, noun, singular of pylori / pyloruses.

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