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pylorectomy
py·lo·rec·to·my [ plə réktəmee ] (plural py·lo·rec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
removal of pylorus: the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, sometimes including the removal of part of the stomach
[Late 19th century. <pylorus]
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