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Webster 1913 Edition
Pylorus
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Py-lo′rus
,Noun.
pl.
Pylori
(#)
. [L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] pylorus, gate keeper; [GREEK] a gate + [GREEK] watcher, guardian.]
(Anat.)
(a)
The opening from the stomach into the intestine.
(b)
A posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pylorus
PYLO'RUS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
pylorus
pylorus
English
Noun
pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)
- (anatomy) The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
- A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
opening between the stomach and duodenum
See also
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós)
Noun
pylorus m (genitive pylori); second declension
- The lower orifice of the stomach.
References
- pylorus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pylorus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- pylorus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly