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pyloric sphincter

pyloric sphincter noun: muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

Noun

pyloric sphincter (plural pyloric sphincters)

  1. Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

pyloric sphincter meaning in Tamil

pyloric sphincter in Tamil

குடல்வாய்ச்சுருக்கி

Forms of pyloric sphincter

pluralpyloric sphincters

Questions about pyloric sphincter

What does pyloric sphincter mean?
Pyloric sphincter means muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.
What is pyloric sphincter in Tamil?
Pyloric sphincter in Tamil is குடல்வாய்ச்சுருக்கி. See Pyloric sphincter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyloric sphincter?
Pyloric sphincter is a noun.
What is the plural of pyloric sphincter?
The plural of pyloric sphincter is pyloric sphincters.

Words near pyloric sphincter in the dictionary

  1. pylorectomy
  2. pylori
  3. pyloric
  4. pyloric caeca
  5. pyloric caecum
  6. pyloric sphincter
  7. pyloric sphincters
  8. pyloric stenosis
  9. pyloric valve
  10. pyloric valves
  11. pyloro-

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