- piriform recess
- piriform recess n a small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx called also piriform fossa, piriform sinus
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recessus piriformis — [TA] piriform recess: a pear shaped fossa in the wall of the laryngeal pharynx lateral to the arytenoid cartilage and medial to the lamina of the thyroid cartilage. Called also piriform fossa or sinus … Medical dictionary
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