Pyloristenosis


pyloristenosis py·lo·ri·ste·no·sis (pī-lôr’ĭ-stə-nō’sĭs, pĭ-) or py·lo·ro·ste·no·sis (pī-lôr’ō-)
n.
Stricture or narrowing of the orifice of the pylorus.

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    pyloro- or pylor- pref. Pylorus: pylorospasm.

  • Pylorodiosis

    pylorodiosis py·lo·ro·di·o·sis (pī-lôr’ō-dī-ō’sĭs) n. Surgical dilation of the pylorus.

  • Pyloroduodenitis

    pyloroduodenitis py·lo·ro·du·o·de·ni·tis (pī-lôr’ō-dōō’ō-də-nī’tĭs, -dyōō’-, -dōō-ŏd’n-ī’-, -dyōō-) n. Inflammation of the duodenum and the pyloric orifice.

  • Pylorogastrectomy

    pylorogastrectomy py·lo·ro·gas·trec·to·my (pī-lôr’ō-gā-strěk’tə-mē) n. See pylorectomy.

  • Pyloromyotomy

    pyloromyotomy py·lo·ro·my·ot·o·my (pī-lôr’ō-mī-ŏt’ə-mē) n. Longitudinal incision through the anterior wall of the pyloric canal to the level of the submucosa, performed as a treatment for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Also called Fredet-Ramstedt operation, Ramstedt operation.


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