| PYLON | • pylon n. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. • pylon n. (Electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables. • pylon n. (Architecture) A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung. |
| PYLONS | • pylons n. Plural of pylon. • PYLON n. a structure for supporting power-cables. |
| PYLORI | • pylori n. Plural of pylorus. • PYLORUS n. (Latin) the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| PYLORIC | • pyloric adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to the pylorus. • PYLORIC adj. pertaining to the pylorus. |
| PYLORUS | • pylorus n. (Anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads… • pylorus n. A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ. • PYLORUS n. (Latin) the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| PROPYLON | • propylon n. (Architecture, historical) The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice. • PROPYLON n. an entrance to a temple. |
| PROPYLONS | • propylons n. Plural of propylon. • PROPYLON n. an entrance to a temple. |
| PYLORUSES | • pyloruses n. Plural of pylorus. • PYLORUS n. (Latin) the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| PYLORECTOMY | • pylorectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus. • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| CAMPYLOBACTER | • campylobacter n. Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning. • Campylobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Campylobacteraceae – the campylobacter bacteria. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| PYLORECTOMIES | • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| CAMPYLOBACTERS | • campylobacters n. Plural of campylobacter. • CAMPYLOBACTER n. a bacterium that is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans, and also of abortion in cattle and sheep. |
| CAMPYLOTROPOUS | • campylotropous adj. (Botany) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo… • CAMPYLOTROPOUS adj. having the ovule partly inverted and curved. |