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pyloric stenosis

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pyloric stenosis [pə′lȯr·ik stə′nō·səs]
(medicine)
Obstruction of the pyloric opening of the stomach due to hypertrophy of the pyloric sphincter.
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I am assuming the operation was for pyloric stenosis, which loosens an abnormally tight ring of muscle (sphincter) at the top of the stomach.
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