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pyloro-

pyloro- prefix: pylorus.

Prefix

pyloro-

  1. pylorus

Origin of pyloro-

From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”), from πύλη (púlē, “door, gate”) + οὖρος (oûros, “guard”) + -o-.

Questions about pyloro-

What does pyloro- mean?
Pyloro- means pylorus.
What part of speech is pyloro-?
Pyloro- is a prefix.

Words near pyloro- in the dictionary

  1. pyloric sphincter
  2. pyloric sphincters
  3. pyloric stenosis
  4. pyloric valve
  5. pyloric valves
  6. pyloro-
  7. pyloroduodenal
  8. pyloromyotomies
  9. pyloromyotomy
  10. pyloroplasties
  11. pyloroplasty

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