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pyloric
adjective
anatomy specializeduk /paɪˈlɔː.rɪk/ us /paɪˈlɔːr.ɪk/
relating to the pylorus(= the opening at the bottom of the stomach) or to the back part of the stomach:
The baby presented with the typical picture of pyloric stenosis, a narrowing of the outlet of the stomach.
The pyloric orifice communicates with the duodenum.
The pyloric sphincter opens to allow partially digested food to pass from the stomach into the duodenum for further digestion.
Sympathetic nerves from the coeliac plexus pass to the pyloric end of the stomach and join the vagus.
The pyloric glands are found in the pyloric portion of the stomach.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The digestive system
brush border
caecal
cardia
chyme
coeliac
digestive tract
intestinal
intestine
intraluminal
jejunal
jejunum
lacteal
large intestine
rectum
small intestine
unassimilable
ureteral
vermiform appendix
vermiform process
villous
Related word
pylorus See alsopyloric gland
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