pyloric
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- adjective
- /paɪˈlɔrɪk/
- Specialized
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pilórico
- After the surgery, the pediatrician monitored the baby for signs of recovery from pyloric stenosis.
- pyloric stenosis
Examples
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The doctor explained that pyloric stenosis is a condition that affects infants and obstructs food from moving from the stomach to the intestines.
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Sarah had surgery at birth for pyloric stenosis.
Academic text (2015) -
My father took out my oxyntic and pyloric glands... so I must make my own gastric juices.
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There have been some smaller studies suggesting an association between bottle feeding and pyloric stenosis, but never a large population-based cohort study—until now.
Blog text (21) -
Hunger: a baby would not usually be unrelentingly hungry or thirsty unless there was an underlying medical reason such as diabetes or pyloric stenosis, although a baby who is chronically underfed with breast or bottle milk may cry persistently.
Academic text (2014) -
Because Ryan's abdominal x-ray film indicated that the tablets were beyond the pyloric sphincter and more than one hour had passed since the ingestion occurred, gastric lavage was not indicated.
Academic text (2007) -
The glucose transporter system in the pyloric region of the salmon intestine seemed to be altered by Bt-maize, and the stress resistance, measured as changes in mRNA expression of heat-shock proteins 27 and 70, was in some studies altered, but not in other studies.
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Symptoms of pyloric stenosis include vomiting and dehydration due to the blockage at the pyloric opening.
Compounds
- Specialized
A ring of muscle at the end of the stomach that controls food entering the small intestine
- Specialized
A narrowing of the stomach opening that blocks food entering the small intestine
- Specialized
A ring of muscle at the lower end of the stomach that lets food pass into the small intestine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pyloric comes from the Greek word pylē, which means 'gate'. So the pyloric part of the stomach is like the 'gate' that opens between the stomach and the small intestine.