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Pylorus

noun
(pl. pylori)
1.
A small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum.





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"Pylorus" Quotes from Famous Books



... him in thought is a woman, much above the average in intelligence, who a few months ago had an operation performed upon her stomach. The stomach was enlarged so that the food did not pass through the pylorus, the opening into the intestines. The operation consisted in making a new opening and connecting it with an intestine. This bright woman now complains that the operation was not a success, because she still has times of great distress with indigestion. Upon being asked what she eats, ...
— Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why - What Medical Writers Say • Martha M. Allen


Words linked to "Pylorus" :   porta, pyloric valve, opening, pyloric, pyloric sphincter, musculus sphincter pylori, orifice


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