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PYLORIC VALVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyloric valve mean?
• PYLORIC VALVE (noun)
The noun PYLORIC VALVE has 1 sense:
1. the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
Familiarity information: PYLORIC VALVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
musculus sphincter pylori; pyloric sphincter; pyloric valve
Hypernyms ("pyloric valve" is a kind of...):
anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)
Holonyms ("pyloric valve" is a part of...):
pylorus (a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum)
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