py·lo·ro·spasm (p -lôr  -sp z m)n. Spasmodic contraction of the pylorus. |
pylorospasm
[pīlôr′əspaz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, pyle, ouros + spasmos
a spasm of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as occurs in pyloric stenosis.
pylorospasm
spasm of the pylorus or of the pyloric portion of the stomach.
pylorospasm
1 Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, see there 2. Irritable bowel syndrome
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