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pylorus
(pi-lorĀ“әs)
the lower part of the stomach, where it connects to the duodenum. A ring of muscles, the pyloric sphincter, serves as a “gate,” to close the opening; it opens periodically to allow the contents of the stomach to move into the duodenum.
Numerous glands in this region produce hydrochloric acid.
the term has also been used to mean just part of the pyloric part of the stomach, such as the pyloric antrum or the pyloric opening.

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