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Pylorus

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007107

The part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The pylorus is a valve that opens and closes during digestion. This allows partly digested food and other stomach contents to pass from the stomach to the small intestine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007107
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007107",
  "term": "Pylorus",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The part of the stomach that connects to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The pylorus is a valve that opens and closes during digestion. This allows partly digested food and other stomach contents to pass from the stomach to the small intestine.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pylorus/"
}

Record 13,898 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.