Concept information
Preferred term
Pylorus
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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mahaportti
-
pylorus
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Swedish
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Pylorus
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Pylorussfinktern
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011708
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