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pylor(o)-

The pylorus.

Greek pulē, gate.

The pylorus is the opening from the stomach into the duodenum; pyloroduodenal refers to the pylorus and duodenum together; pyloroplasty is a surgical operation to reconstruct it; pylorospasm is a muscle spasm that closes it; the usual adjective relating to the pylorus is pyloric.

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