💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pyriform sinus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| piriform sinusnoun | (anatomy) A small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx. |
| pyriform fossanoun | (anatomy) Alternative spelling of piriform fossa. [(anatomy) Synonym of piriform sinus.] |
| pyriform aperturenoun | (anatomy) Alternative form of piriform aperture. [(anatomy) The anterior opening of the nasal cavities in the skull.] |
| piriform recessnoun | (anatomy) Synonym of piriform sinus. |
| piriform fossanoun | (anatomy) Synonym of piriform sinus. |
| sphenoidal sinusnoun | Alternative form of sphenoid sinus. [(anatomy) A paranasal sinus contained within the body of the sphenoid bone.] |
| paranasal sinusnoun | (anatomy) Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face. |
| sinusnoun | (anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus). |
| piriform aperturenoun | (anatomy) The anterior opening of the nasal cavities in the skull. |
| parasinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus. |
| sphenoid sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus contained within the body of the sphenoid bone. |
| cavernous sinusnoun | (anatomy) Either of a pair of large venous sinuses situated in a groove at the side of the body of the sphenoid bone in the cranial cavity and opening behind into the petrosal sinuses. |
| lateral sinusnoun | (anatomy) Synonym of transverse sinus. |
| paraglottic spacenoun | (anatomy) A site within the larynx whose lateral border is the thyroid cartilage and posterior (dorsal) border is the pyriform sinus. |
| superior petrosal sinusnoun | (anatomy) The smaller of the two petrosal sinuses that is situated superiorly and connects the cavernous and transverse sinuses of the same side. |
| frontal sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus situated behind the superciliary arches. |
| inferior petrosal sinusnoun | (anatomy) The larger of the two petrosal sinuses that is situated inferiorly in a sulcus on each side formed by the junction of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the basilar portion of the occipital bone and that extends from the posterior inferior end of the cavernous sinus through the jugular foramen to join the internal jugular vein of the same side. |
| petrosal sinusnoun | (anatomy) Either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain. |
| maxillary sinusnoun | (anatomy) A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla. |
| transverse sinusnoun | (anatomy) Either of two large venous sinuses of the cranium that begin at the bony protuberance on the middle of the inner surface of the occipital bone at the intersection of its bony ridges and that terminate at the jugular foramen on either side to become the internal jugular vein. |
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