The initial portion of the pyloric part of the stomach, which may temporarily become partially or completely shut off from the remainder of the stomach during digestion by peristaltic contraction of the prepyloric 'sphincter'; it is demarcated, sometimes, from the second part of the pyloric part of the stomach (pyloric canal) by a slight groove. â...
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the upper, expanded portion of the pylorus in the stomach. Pyloric antrum.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the initial portion of the pyloric part of the stomach, which may temporarily become partially or completely shut off from the remainder of the stomach during digestion by peristaltic contraction of the prepyloric 'sphincter'; it is sometimes demarcated from the second part of the pyloric part of the stomach (pyloric cana...
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