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pylorectomy

/ ˌpaɪlɔːˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach ( partial gastrectomy )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Cancer of the pylorus and pylorectomy executed at the Mayo Clinic.

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