Medical Terminology / Unit 10 MedTerm 0590 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pylor/o: Pylorus
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The idea
The combining form pylor slash o names the pylorus, the opening between the stomach and small intestine.
In practice
Pyloric stenosis is narrowing of this opening.
Where people slip
The pylorus is a passage, so terms about it often use narrowing or dilation suffixes.
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