See Also: empt(dictionary)
pre-empt(1)(dictionary)
pre-empt(dictionary)
pre-empt(2)(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
piriform(medicine)
piriform sinus(medicine)
piriform opening(medicine)
piriform recess(medicine)
piriform fossa(medicine)

piriform sinus (medicine) and pre-empt(1) (iou)


piriform sinus (medicine)


piriform sinus -->
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.


pre-empt(1) (iou)



pre-empt noun. L19.
[formed as PRE-EMPT verb.]
A pre-emptive right. Austral. colloq. L19.
Bridge. A pre-emptive bid. M20.