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  1. Pyriform sinus

    The pyriform sinus (also piriform recess, piriform sinus, piriform fossa, or smuggler's fossa) is a small recess on either side of the laryngeal inlet. It is bounded medially by the aryepiglottic fold, and laterally by the thyroid cartilage and thyrohyoid membrane. The fossae are involved in speech.

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  1. Pyriform Sinus

    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.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Pyriform Sinus

    A recess on each side in the wall of the HYPOPHARYNX.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyriform sinus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyriform sinus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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  • πυριτοειδής κόλποςGreek
  • سینوس پیریفرمPersian
  • पाइरिफ़ॉर्म साइनसHindi
  • pyriform sinusHungarian
  • sinus pyriformIndonesian
  • பைரிஃபார்ம் சைனஸ்Tamil

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    Jean Williamson
    I was diagnoised with obliteration of the pyriform sinus. what does this mean?
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