Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyloric sphincter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: py-loric sphinc-ter
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

Inflected Forms

pyloric sphincters (plural)

Synonyms

pyloric valve musculus sphincter pylori

Questions

What does pyloric sphincter mean?: Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

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