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pyloric valve

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  • noun anatomy A valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.

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  • noun the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. pyloric sphincter

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. anatomical sphincter
  2. sphincter
  3. sphincter muscle

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. proctodeum
  2. pylorus
  3. ventriculus

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