Pyriform

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Shaped like a pear.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the form of a pear; pear-shaped.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pear-shaped; having the general shape of a pear; obconic; differing from egg-shaped or oviform in having a slight constriction running around it, or, in section, a reverse or concave curve between the convex curves of the two ends: as, a pyriform vase. See cut of egg under plover.
  • n. In anatomy, the pyriformis.
    • Cross Reference
    pyriform sac    pyriform sinus   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pear-shaped   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    orbitofrontal    prefrontal    circumferential    ear    cingulate   
     
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