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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπυλωρός“gatekeeper”
- Latin · derived frompylōrus
- English todaypylorus
From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pylorus
Today it means: In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum. Full definition →
Latin pylōrus ← Ancient Greek πυλωρός