Usually means: Valve controlling stomach to intestine.
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  1. pyloric sphincter: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. pyloric sphincter: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. pyloric sphincter: Natural Health glossary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (pyloric sphincter)

noun:  (anatomy) Muscular valve connecting the stomach to the duodenum and regulating flow of materials out of the stomach.

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