PYLORUS


Meaning of PYLORUS in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural py · lo · ri \ - ' lo ̇ r- ˌ ī , -( ˌ ) ē \

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek pyl ō ros, literally, gatekeeper, from pyl ē

Date: 1615

: the muscular opening from the vertebrate stomach into the intestine

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