pylorus

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

narrow outlet of stomach

gate of the stomach

Etymology

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

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