pylorus

Significat (Anglès)

1. In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
2. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

Conceptes

pílor

Sinònims

cardia

stomach

tripes

narrow outlet of stomach

gaster

ventriculus

vells

gate of the stomach

Traduccions

pylore

piloro

píloro

Pylorus

Magenpförtner

πυλωρός

piloro

pylorus

Magenausgang

cardia

Magen

estomac

Ventriculus

Kuttel

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).