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Pyloric sphincter Moderate

Pyloric sphincter has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

See Also
valve stomach pyloric sphincters duodenum
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sphincter
Rhyming Words
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