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“hemipylorectomy”
hemipylorectomy
Excision of half of the pylorus.
The pylorus is a thick muscular ring (sphincter) surrounding the outlet of the stomach into the duodenum.
It closes to prevent unduly large pieces of food from leaving, thus enabling stomach acid and enzymes to break them down further.
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-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
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hemi-
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pylor-, pyloro-, pylori- +
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