pylorus
Meanings
noun
- In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
- A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
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Etymology
From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
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