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Pyloric stenosis — Narrowing (stenosis) of the outlet of the stomach so that food cannot pass easily from it into the duodenum, resulting in feeding problems and projectile vomiting. The obstruction can be corrected by a relatively simple surgical procedure. * * *… … Medical dictionary
pyloric stenosis — noun narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture * * * noun : narrowing of the pyloric opening (as from congenital malformation or contraction of scar… … Useful english dictionary
Pyloric stenosis — Classification and external resources Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks, including the pylorus. ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Pyloric glands — Infobox Anatomy Name = Pyloric glands Latin = glandulae pyloricae GraySubject = 247 GrayPage = 1166 Caption = A pyloric gland, from a section of the dog’s stomach. m. Mouth. n. Neck. tr. A deep portion of a tubule cut transversely. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
pyloric caecum — noun 1. : one of the tubular pouches opening into the alimentary canal in the pyloric region of most fishes 2. : one of the tubular pouches opening into the ventriculus of an insect 3. : one of the paired tubes in each ray of a starfish that have … Useful english dictionary
Pyloric canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = canalis pyloricus GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Diagram from [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/ss module07 ugi/unit02 sec02 anatomy.html cancer.gov] : * 1. Body of stomach * 2. Fundus * 3. Anterior wall … Wikipedia
pyloric — paɪ lÉ”Ërɪk adj. pertaining to the pylorus, pertaining to the opening between the stomach and the duodenum (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
cardiac pyloric valve — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a calcified triangular plate that may be flat or curved, generally covered with elongate setae pointing backwards, or covered by a thick corrugated layer of pigmented chitin; functioning as a guard to the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Abdomen — Female Belly In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section … Wikipedia
intestinum — 1. [TA] SYN: intestine. 2. Inward; inner. [neuter of intestinus] [L. intestinus, internal, ntr. as noun, the entrails, fr. intus, within] i. cecum SYN: cecum (1). i. crassum [TA] SYN: large intestine. i. ileum twisted intestine. See ileum. i … Medical dictionary
