pyloro-
(paɪˈlɔərəʊ)
before a vowel pylor-, stem of Gr. πυλωρός (see next); a formative element in various pathological and surgical terms. pyloˈrectomy [ectomy], excision of the pylorus. pyˈloroˌplasty [see -plasty], plastic surgery of the pylorus. ‖ pyˌloroˈscirrhus, scirrhus of the pylorus. pyˈlorospasm, spasm of the pylorus.
| 1895 Morison in Lancet 16 Feb. (title) A successful case of Pyloroplasty. 1898 J. C. Hemmeter Dis. Stomach iii. ix. 643 (heading) Pyloric spasm (pylorospasm, cramp, convulsion, spasm of the pylorus). Ibid. 644 Under narcosis the pylorospasm relaxes. 1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 2040 257 Of his last 11 cases..2 were pylorectomies. 1960 Jones & Gummer Clin. Gastroenterol. xix. 564 Pylorospasm, so frequently invoked as a cause of symptoms in peptic ulcer, gall-bladder disease, and chronic appendicitis, has been considered as a possible cause [of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis] but without any convincing evidence in its support. |