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Noun: pyloric sphincter
  1. The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum
    "The pyloric sphincter regulates the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine";
    - pyloric valve, musculus sphincter pylori

Derived forms: pyloric sphincters

Type of: anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle

Part of: pylorus

Encyclopedia: Pyloric sphincter