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Preferred term

Pylorus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Pyloric Sphincter
  • Pyloric Sphincters
  • Sphincter, Pyloric
  • Sphincters, Pyloric

Scope note

  • The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011708

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