- pyloric valve
- pyloric valve n PYLORIC SPHINCTER
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a prominent circular fold of mucous membrane in the stomach near the pyloric orifice.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pyloric valve
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pyloric valve — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A regulatory (sphincter) at the entrance to the intestine from the stomach; usually located behind the stomach in the anterior part of the proctodeum. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) see cardiac pyloric valve … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pyloric valve — noun A valvular fold<!mucous membrane or muscule? at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum. Syn: pyloric sphincter … Wiktionary
pyloric valve — noun the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum • Syn: ↑pyloric sphincter, ↑musculus sphincter pylori • Hypernyms: ↑sphincter, ↑anatomical sphincter, ↑sphincter muscle • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
pyloric sphincter — n the circular fold of mucous membrane containing a ring of circularly disposed muscle fibers that closes the vertebrate pylorus called also pyloric valve * * * musculus sphincter pyloricus … Medical 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
pyloric sphincter — noun the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum • Syn: ↑pyloric valve, ↑musculus sphincter pylori • Hypernyms: ↑sphincter, ↑anatomical sphincter, ↑sphincter muscle • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pyloric stomach — Posterior region of the decapod foregut [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. (Order Decapoda): Posterior and smaller division of stomach; separated from large anterior cardiac stomach by cardiopyloric valve. Characterized by highly folded, setose walls… … Crustacea glossary
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 sphincter — the valve like constriction of the intestine immediately behind the stomach, controlling the flow of food from the stomach … Dictionary of ichthyology
pyloric stenosis — Pathol. an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
