pyloric canal


py·lor·ic ca·nal

[TA] the aboral segment (about 2-3 cm long) of the stomach; it succeeds the antrum and ends at the gastroduodenal junction. Synonym(s): canalis pyloricus [TA]

py·lor·ic ca·nal

(pī-lōr'ik kă-nal') [TA] The segment of the stomach that succeeds the antrum and ends at the gastroduodenal junction.
Synonym(s): canalis pyloricus [TA] .

pyloric canal

The cavity inside constricted region of the pyloric segment of the stomach that opens through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum.See also: canal