Definition of Pyloric stenosis

1. Noun. Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum.

Generic synonyms: Stenosis, Stricture

Definition of Pyloric stenosis

1. Noun. (pathology) A narrowing of the pylorus, which prevents the normal passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyloric Stenosis

pykrete
pyla
pylae
pylagore
pylagores
pylangia
pylangium
pyllour
pylon
pylonlike
pylons
pylori
pyloric
pyloric sphincter
pyloric sphincters
pyloric stenosis (current term)
pyloric valve
pyloric vein
pyloroplasty
pylorus
pyloruses
pyn
pyne
pyned
pynes
pyning
pynoun
pynouns
pyo-
pyocyanase

Literary usage of Pyloric stenosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1922)
"MURRAY H. BASS MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL ATROPIN IN THE TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL PYLORIC STENOSIS THE object of this report is to record several cases of ..."

2. The Surgical Clinics of North America by Stanley P. L. Leong (1922)
"CASE IL CONGENITAL HYPERTROPHIC pyloric stenosis THE second patient is a ... The symptoms of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis are usually so plain ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"... pyloric stenosis is placed beyond the border line of medicine, within the domain of surgery; and rightly so, since it is clearly a surgical problem, ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1910)
"There are individual cases whose clinical signs point to a pyloric stenosis the basis of which is an organic condition that is an hypertrophy of the stomach ..."

5. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann, Henry Larned Keith Shaw, Linnæus Edford La Fétra, Luther Emmett Holt (1912)
"Such cases have been observed as far back as the eighteenth century, but the real historical literature of pyloric stenosis in infancy originates with a ..."

6. Transactions of the American Pediatric Society by American Pediatric Society (1906)
"The following 2 cases of pyloric stenosis are reported as being of interest, ... This case of pyloric stenosis is worthy to be reported for several reasons. ..."

7. Infant Feeding by Clifford Groselle Grulee (1912)
"CHAPTER XXV CONGENITAL pyloric stenosis AND ... The congenital pyloric stenosis is a thickening of the muscular coat of the pylorus; ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Pyloric stenosis on Dictionary.com!Search for Pyloric stenosis on Thesaurus.com!Search for Pyloric stenosis on Google!Search for Pyloric stenosis on Wikipedia!

Search