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uropyloric

uropyloric adjective: pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.

Adjective

uropyloric (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.

Origin of uropyloric

From uro- + pyloric.

Questions about uropyloric

What does uropyloric mean?
Uropyloric means pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.
What part of speech is uropyloric?
Uropyloric is an adjective.

Words near uropyloric in the dictionary

  1. uropygial glands
  2. uropygical
  3. uropygid
  4. uropygids
  5. uropygium
  6. uropyloric
  7. uroradiologic
  8. uroradiological
  9. uroradiologist
  10. uroradiologists
  11. uroradiology

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