What does "pylorus" mean?

In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.

What is a synonym for "pylorus"?

Common synonyms include: abdomen, anus, appendix, bowels, brain, colon.

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Noun

1
In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
2
a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum wordnet
3
A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ.

From Latin pylōrus, from Ancient Greek πυλωρός (pulōrós, “gatekeeper”).