Pylorus Definition

pī-lôrəs, pĭ-
pylori
noun
The opening, surrounded by muscular tissue, from the stomach into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pylorus

Noun

Singular:
pylorus
Plural:
pylori, pyloruses

Origin of Pylorus

  • Late Latin pylōrus from Greek pulōros pulē gate ouros guard wer-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin, from πυλωρός (pulōros, “gatekeeper").

    From Wiktionary

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