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Webster 1913 Edition


Pylorus

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Py-lo′rus

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Noun.
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pl.
Pylori
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[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

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Noun.
[Gr. a gate.] The lower and right orifice of the stomach.