Definition of pyloric in English:
pyloric
adjective pʌɪˈlɒrɪkpaɪˈlɔrɪk
Anatomy Medicine Relating to or affecting the region where the stomach opens into the duodenum.
Example sentencesExamples
- If a child is born with spina bifida or pyloric stenosis, the surgical needs of the infant may overshadow all other concerns.
- Successful placement of a feeding tube was defined as placement past the pyloric sphincter and in the duodenum.
- You have all you need to make the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis with history and exam alone in this patient.
- Examples of multifactorial disorders include cleft lip and palate, neural tube defects and pyloric stenosis.
- The resultant morphologie appearance was identical to that of epithelial cells of the gastric pyloric antrum.
Definition of pyloric in US English:
pyloric
adjectivepaɪˈlɔrɪkpīˈlôrik
Anatomy Medicine Relating to or affecting the region where the stomach opens into the duodenum (small intestine)
Example sentencesExamples
- The resultant morphologie appearance was identical to that of epithelial cells of the gastric pyloric antrum.
- If a child is born with spina bifida or pyloric stenosis, the surgical needs of the infant may overshadow all other concerns.
- Examples of multifactorial disorders include cleft lip and palate, neural tube defects and pyloric stenosis.
- Successful placement of a feeding tube was defined as placement past the pyloric sphincter and in the duodenum.
- You have all you need to make the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis with history and exam alone in this patient.