pylorus
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pylori
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pylori
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Origin of pylorus
1605–15; < Late Latin < Greek pylōrós literally, gatekeeper
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Figure 23.15 Stomach The stomach has four major regions: the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Both processes take time, so the pumping action of the pylorus must be carefully controlled to prevent the duodenum from being overwhelmed with chyme.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The glands of the cardia and pylorus are composed primarily of mucus-secreting cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The funnel-shaped pylorus connects the stomach to the duodenum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It corroborates de stomach py driving off de sour humours of de pylorus, and cleansing de diaphram from de oppilations which fill up and torpefy de pipes of de nerves.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy
Lung cancer was linked to smoking and air pollution, while stomach cancer was largely linked to a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
The agency's report also looked at nine cancer-causing infections including HPV, hepatitis viruses which lead to liver cancer and the stomach bug H. pylori.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
However, many of the studies performed to date on the association between H. pylori infection and Alzheimer's disease suffered from methodological limitations -- for example because the number of people studied was simply too low.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Symptoms include bloating, heartburn and general stomach pain, which can be triggered by an infection of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2023
Another cause may be an infection with bacteria called Helicobacter pylori.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
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