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pylori

pylori is the plural of pylorus.

Meaning of pylorus

Noun

pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)

  1. In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
  2. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

Questions about pylori

What is pylori the plural of?
Pylori is the plural of pylorus.

Words near pylori in the dictionary

  1. pylonlike
  2. pylons
  3. pyloralgia
  4. pylorectomies
  5. pylorectomy
  6. pylori
  7. pyloric
  8. pyloric caeca
  9. pyloric caecum
  10. pyloric sphincter
  11. pyloric sphincters

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