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py·lo·rus
\pīˈlōrəs, pə̇ˈl-, -lȯr-\ noun
(plural pylo·ri \-ōrˌī, -ȯˌrī\ ; also pyloruses)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek pylōros gatekeeper, pylorus, from pylē gate — more at pylon
1. : the opening in a vertebrate from the stomach into the intestine — see pyloric valve
2. : a posterior division of the stomach or midgut in some invertebrates commonly separated from the posterior intestine by a valvular fold or sphincter |