- peripyloric
- Surrounding the pylorus.
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peri·py·lo·ric (per″e-pi-lorґik) juxtapyloric.
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Juxtapyloric — The prefix juxta comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtapyloric thus means near the pylorus (the muscular area at the junction of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum). To speak of a… … Medical dictionary
