Usually means: Surgical removal of pyloric sphincter.
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  1. pylorectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  2. pylorectomy: Wordnik
  3. pylorectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. pylorectomy: Dictionary.com
  5. pylorectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. pylorectomy: Wiktionary

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  1. pylorectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. pylorectomy: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus

Similar:
pylorotomy, pyloroplasty, pyloromyotomy, pleurectomy, gastrectomy, polypectomy, pancreatectomy, parametrectomy, parathyroidectomy, hepatectomy, more...

Opposite:
pyloroplasty, pyloromyotomy

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Similar:
pylorotomy, pyloroplasty, pyloromyotomy, pleurectomy, gastrectomy, polypectomy, pancreatectomy, parametrectomy, parathyroidectomy, hepatectomy, more...

Opposite:
pyloroplasty, pyloromyotomy



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