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pylorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
py-lorus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πυλωρός

Inflected Forms

pylori (plural) pyloruses (plural)

Derived Forms

pyloralgia pyloric

Phrases

pyloro-

Synonyms

pyloric sphincter

Questions

What does pylorus mean?
In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
Where does pylorus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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