laryngeal pouch
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laryngeal pouch — noun also laryngeal sac or laryngeal saccule : a saccular expansion of the lateral wall cavity of the larynx between the true and false vocal cords that is greatly developed in certain monkeys (as the orang) … Useful english dictionary
laryngeal saccule — n a membranous sac in the larynx located between the false vocal cords and the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage and containing mucus secreting glands whose secretion lubricates the vocal cords called also laryngeal pouch, laryngeal sac * *… … Medical dictionary
laryngeal sac — noun see laryngeal pouch … Useful english dictionary
laryngeal saccule — noun see laryngeal pouch … Useful english dictionary
pouch — A pocket or cul de sac. SEE ALSO: fossa, recess, sac. antral p. a p. made in the antrum of the stomach of experimental animals. branchial pouches SYN: pharyngeal pouches. Broca p. SYN: puden … Medical dictionary
Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = appendix ventriculi laryngis or sacculus laryngis GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1080 Caption = Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal pouch — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 9922 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|38|7|q|38 ICD9 = ICD9|750.27 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In gastroenterology, a pharyngeal pouch is a pathological pulsion… … Wikipedia
saccule — 1. [TA] The smaller of the two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the labyrinth, lying in the spherical recess; it is connected with the cochlear duct by a very short tube, the ductus reuniens, and with the utriculus by the beginning of the… … Medical dictionary
sacculus laryngis — [TA] laryngeal saccule: a diverticulum extending upward from the front of the laryngeal ventricle, between the vestibular fold medially and the thyroarytenoid muscle and thyroid cartilage laterally; called also appendage or appendix of ventricle… … Medical dictionary
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
