Usually means: Depression near larynx, traps food.
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▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of piriform recess. [(anatomy) Synonym of piriform sinus.]

Similar:
piriform, airsac, fraenum, palaeoarch, pseudocoelome, palaeoburrow, formroom, pseudovary, form-room, premould, more...

Opposite:
apex, peak, summit

Types:
pyriform sinus, maxillary sinus, frontal sinus, ethmoid sinus, sphenoid sinus, more...

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Similar:
piriform, airsac, fraenum, palaeoarch, pseudocoelome, palaeoburrow, formroom, pseudovary, form-room, premould, more...

Opposite:
apex, peak, summit

Types:
pyriform sinus, maxillary sinus, frontal sinus, ethmoid sinus, sphenoid sinus, more...



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