MUSCULUS SPHINCTER PYLORI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus sphincter pylori mean? 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER PYLORI (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS SPHINCTER PYLORI has 1 sense:

1. the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum

  Familiarity information: MUSCULUS SPHINCTER PYLORI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULUS SPHINCTER PYLORI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus sphincter pylori; pyloric sphincter; pyloric valve

Hypernyms ("musculus sphincter pylori" is a kind of...):

anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)

Holonyms ("musculus sphincter pylori" is a part of...):

pylorus (a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum)