pylorus

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noun

In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.

Similar
pyloric sphincter
OriginLatin pylōrus ← Ancient Greek πυλωρός →
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Meanings

nounpylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)

plural pylori · plural pyloruses

  1. anatomyIn vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.

    Synonyms: pyloric sphincter

  2. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.

Similar
pyloric sphincter

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπυλωρός“gatekeeper”
  2. Latinpylōrus
  3. Englishpylorus

From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek πυλωρός
  • πυλωρός (pulōrós)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Arabic بَوَّاب
  • بَوَّاب (bawwāb)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Bulgarian пилор
  • пилор (pilor)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Catalan pílor
  • píloropening between the stomach and duodenum
Chinese Mandarin 幽门
  • 幽门 (yōumén)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Czech vrátník
  • vrátníkopening between the stomach and duodenum
Finnish mahanportti, pylorus
  • mahanporttiopening between the stomach and duodenum
  • pylorusopening between the stomach and duodenum
French pylore
  • pyloreopening between the stomach and duodenum
German Magenpförtner, Magenausgang
  • Magenpförtneropening between the stomach and duodenum
  • Magenausgangopening between the stomach and duodenum
Hungarian gyomorkapu
  • gyomorkapuopening between the stomach and duodenum
Japanese 幽門
  • 幽門 (yūmon)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Persian بواب, پیلور
  • بواب (bavvāb)opening between the stomach and duodenum
  • پیلور (pīlor)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Polish odźwiernik
  • odźwiernikopening between the stomach and duodenum
Portuguese piloro
  • piloroopening between the stomach and duodenum
Russian привратник желудка
  • привратник желудка (privratnik želudka)opening between the stomach and duodenum
Spanish píloro
  • píloroopening between the stomach and duodenum
Swedish nedre magmunnen, pylorus
  • nedre magmunnenopening between the stomach and duodenum
  • pylorusopening between the stomach and duodenum
  • pylorussfinkternopening between the stomach and duodenum
Cite this entry
APA

pylorus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pylorus

MLA

“pylorus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pylorus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pylorus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pylorus.

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