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Piriform, sometimes pyriform, means pear-shaped (from Latin pirum "pear" and forma "shape").

It may also refer to:

Going pear-shaped

  • Going wrong or going pear-shaped

Anatomy

  • Piriform aperture, more commonly known as anterior nasal aperture
  • Piriform cortex, a region in the brain
  • Piriformis muscle, a gluteal muscle
  • Piriformis syndrome, a neuromuscular disorder in which piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve
  • Piriform sinus, piriform recess or piriform fossa, synonyms referring to one of the four sites of the hypopharynx

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