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pylori

Variant of pylorus

noun pl. pylori

the opening, surrounded by muscular tissue, from the stomach into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine

Origin: LL < Gr pylōros, gatekeeper < pylē, gate + ouros, watchman

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pyloric adjective

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