pylorus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Noun edit
pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)
- (anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
- A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
Synonyms edit
- (stomach part that opens into the duodenum): pyloric sphincter
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
opening between the stomach and duodenum
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See also edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós).
Noun edit
pylōrus m (genitive pylōrī); second declension
- The lower orifice of the stomach.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pylōrus | pylōrī |
Genitive | pylōrī | pylōrōrum |
Dative | pylōrō | pylōrīs |
Accusative | pylōrum | pylōrōs |
Ablative | pylōrō | pylōrīs |
Vocative | pylōre | pylōrī |
References edit
- “pylorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pylorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “pylorus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly