PYLORIC VALVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

musculus sphincter pylori; pyloric sphincter; pyloric valve

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pyloric valve" is a kind of...):

anatomical sphincter; sphincter; sphincter muscle (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)

Holonyms ("pyloric valve" is a part of...):

pylorus (a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum)

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