##  [Gastric Emptying](/gastric-emptying) 

  ##  [Gastric Emptying](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/gastric-emptying-0) 

  

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Definition

The mechanical and motor processes that determine the rate and pattern by which stomach contents are transferred through the pylorus into the small intestine after ingestion, thereby controlling the timing and form in which nutrients and other luminal contents reach intestinal sites of digestion and absorption.