pyloric
adjective
py·lo·ric
pī-ˈlȯr-ik 
pə-
: of or relating to the pylorus
also
: of, relating to, or situated in or near the posterior part of the stomach
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As a baby he was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis, a disorder of the stomach and intestines.
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2023
All starfish come equipped with two stomachs in their mouths: the cardiac stomach and the pyloric stomach.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
One of Blend’s many methods of extracting eensy worms from a long-dead fish is to snip the tips of the creature’s pyloric caeca, the tiny tubes that connect the stomach to the intestine and tend to teem with parasitic worms.
—Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
The debris could have blocked the pyloric sphincter, the part of the stomach that empties into the intestines, and prevented the animal’s stomach from emptying.
—David Doubilet, National Geographic, 31 May 2018
A few hours later, the hospital's sonogram report suggested pyloric stenosis, a condition caused by a tight muscle that prevents food from exiting the stomach and entering the intestines.
—Donna Jackson Nakazawa, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017
A few hours later, the hospital’s sonogram report suggested pyloric stenosis, a condition caused by a tight muscle that prevents food from exiting the stomach and entering the intestines.
—Washington Post, 27 May 2017
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2023
All starfish come equipped with two stomachs in their mouths: the cardiac stomach and the pyloric stomach.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
One of Blend’s many methods of extracting eensy worms from a long-dead fish is to snip the tips of the creature’s pyloric caeca, the tiny tubes that connect the stomach to the intestine and tend to teem with parasitic worms.
—Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2021
The debris could have blocked the pyloric sphincter, the part of the stomach that empties into the intestines, and prevented the animal’s stomach from emptying.
—David Doubilet, National Geographic, 31 May 2018
A few hours later, the hospital's sonogram report suggested pyloric stenosis, a condition caused by a tight muscle that prevents food from exiting the stomach and entering the intestines.
—Donna Jackson Nakazawa, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017
A few hours later, the hospital’s sonogram report suggested pyloric stenosis, a condition caused by a tight muscle that prevents food from exiting the stomach and entering the intestines.
—Washington Post, 27 May 2017
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pyloric
adjective
py·lo·ric
pī-ˈlōr-ik
pə-
pə-
-ˈlȯr-
: of or relating to the pylorus
also
: of, relating to, or situated in or near the posterior part of the stomach
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