See Also: piriform recess(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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piriform cortex(medicine)
piriform fossa(medicine)
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piriform area(medicine)
piriform opening(medicine)
piriform muscle(medicine)
anterior piriform gyrus(medicine)

piriform recess (medicine)


piriform recess -->
piriform fossa


A recess in the anterolateral wall of the nasopharynx on each side of the vestible of the larynx separated from it by the aryepiglottic folds.

Synonym: recessus piriformis, piriform recess, piriform sinus.