pylorus

English Thesaurus

1. a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum (noun.body)

hypernym	:	opening, orifice, porta,
definition	:	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity (noun.body)

part holonym	:	musculus sphincter pylori, pyloric sphincter, pyloric valve,
definition	:	the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum (noun.body)

derivation	:	pyloric,
definition	:	relating to or near the pylorus (adj.pert)

derivation	:	pyloric,
definition	:	relating to or near the pylorus (adj.pert)