pyloric glands

noun plural

: the short coiled tubular glands of the mucous coat of the stomach occurring chiefly near the pyloric end

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“Pyloric glands.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pyloric%20glands. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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