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pylorus
(redirected from pyloric valve)

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pylorus [pə′lȯr·əs]
(anatomy)
The orifice of the stomach communicating with the small intestine.
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Introducing your new publication In clinical trials, the instrument worked well mechanically, permitting navigation of the human colon, and subsequently was used as a gastroscope for animals in viewing the pyloric valve and duodenum.
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The pyloric valve, the normal outlet which controls the release of food from the stomach to the small intestine, continues to function normally.
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