pylorus
English
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).
Noun
pylorus (plural pylori or pyloruses)
- (anatomy) The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
- A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.
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Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pylorus | pylorī |
Genitive | pylorī | pylorōrum |
Dative | pylorō | pylorīs |
Accusative | pylorum | pylorōs |
Ablative | pylorō | pylorīs |
Vocative | pylore | pylorī |
References
- 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
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