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pyloruses

pyloruses 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 pyloruses

What is pyloruses the plural of?
Pyloruses is the plural of pylorus.

Words near pyloruses in the dictionary

  1. pyloroplasty
  2. pylorospasm
  3. pylorospasms
  4. pylorotomy
  5. pylorus
  6. pyloruses
  7. Pylos
  8. pylot
  9. pylote
  10. pylotes
  11. pylots

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