pylorospasm

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py·lo·ro·spasm (p

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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 [pi-lor´o-spazm]

spasm of the pylorus or of the pyloric portion of the stomach.

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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