The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011708
altLabel
Sphincter, Pyloric
Pyloric Sphincter
Pyloric Sphincters
Sphincters, Pyloric
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0227238
C0034196
DC
1
definition
The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen.