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A narrowing of the pylorus, which prevents the normal passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine.
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Pyloric stenosis — Classification and external resources Outline of stomach, showing its anatomical landmarks, including the pylorus. ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Pyloric stenosis — Narrowing (stenosis) of the outlet of the stomach so that food cannot pass easily from it into the duodenum, resulting in feeding problems and projectile vomiting. The obstruction can be corrected by a relatively simple surgical procedure. * * *… … Medical dictionary
pyloric stenosis — narrowing of the muscular outlet of the stomach (pylorus). This causes delay in passage of the stomach contents to the duodenum, which leads to repeated vomiting (sometimes of food eaten more than 24 hours earlier), and sometimes visible… … The new mediacal dictionary
pyloric stenosis — noun narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum • Hypernyms: ↑stenosis, ↑stricture * * * noun : narrowing of the pyloric opening (as from congenital malformation or contraction of scar… … Useful english dictionary
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis — pyloric stenosis caused by muscular hypertrophy and mucosal edema, occurring chiefly in infants; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia, weight loss, dehydration, and hypochloremic alkalosis; affected infants have a palpable … Medical dictionary
pyloric stenosis — Pathol. an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
pyloric stenosis — narrowing of the passage between the stomach and the small intestine (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
Пилоростеноз (Pyloric Stenosis) — нарушение проходимости пилорического отдела желудка, обусловленное гипертрофией пилорического сфинктера. Это приводит к замедлению прохождения содержимого желудка в двенадцатиперстную кишку, вызывая повторные приступы рвоты (иногда в рвотных… … Медицинские термины
Stenosis — Classification and external resources CT scan of a bronchial stenosis (arrow) that resulted from tracheobronchial injury MeSH … Wikipedia
Stenosis — A narrowing, as in aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart), pulmonary stenosis (narrowing of the pulmonary valve in the heart), pyloric stenosis (narrowing of the outlet of the stomach), spinal stenosis (narrowing of the… … Medical dictionary
