pyloric stenosis


noun Pathology.

an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.

Origin of pyloric stenosis

First recorded in 1895–1900

Medical definitions for pyloric stenosis

pyloric stenosis

n.

Narrowing of the gastric pylorus, especially by congenital muscular hypertrophy or by scarring resulting from a peptic ulcer.