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Pyloromyotomy

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Surgical incision of the pyloric muscle to relieve infantile pyloric stenosis.

Korean

유문 근절개술

영아 비후성 유문 협착증을 치료하기 위해 유문 근육을 절개하는 수술.

French

Pyloromyotomie

Incision chirurgicale du muscle pylorique pour traiter la sténose hypertrophique du pylore chez le nourrisson.

Word parts

  • pylor/oRoot(Greek) Pylorus, stomach outlet
  • my/oRoot(Greek) Muscle
  • -tomySuffix(Greek) Incision, cutting

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