pyloroplasty

pyloroplasty
/puy lawr"euh plas'tee, -lohr"-, pi-/, n.
the surgical alteration of the pylorus, usually a widening to facilitate the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum.
[PYLOR(US) + -O- + -PLASTY]

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