pyloric valve

Meanings

nounpyloric valve (plural pyloric valves)

anatomyA valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.
Synonyms: pyloric sphincter

nounA valvular fold at the end of the pyloric canal which lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum.

Similar

nounthe sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum

Similar

pyloric sphinctermusculus sphincter pylori

Broader

sphincteranatomical sphinctersphincter muscle

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