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Meaning of "pyriform" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PYRIFORM

From New Latin pyriformis, from pyri-, erroneously from Latin pirum pear + -formis -form.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PYRIFORM

pyriform  [ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYRIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pyriform is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PYRIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pyriform in the English dictionary

The definition of pyriform in the dictionary is pear-shaped.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYRIFORM


aeriform
ˈɛərɪˌfɔːm
auriform
ˈɔːrɪˌfɔːm
calcariform
kælˈkærɪˌfɔːm
cancriform
ˈkæŋkrɪˌfɔːm
colubriform
kəˈluːbrɪˌfɔːm
counterreform
ˈkaʊntərɪˌfɔːm
cribriform
ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm
cultriform
ˈkʌltrɪˌfɔːm
cylindriform
sɪˈlɪndrɪˌfɔːm
dolabriform
dəʊˈlæbrɪˌfɔːm
elytriform
ˈɛlɪtrɪˌfɔːm
floriform
ˈflɔːrɪˌfɔːm
piriform
ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm
samariform
səˈmɑːrɪˌfɔːm
scalariform
skəˈlærɪˌfɔːm
scalpriform
ˈskælprɪˌfɔːm
serriform
ˈsɛrɪˌfɔːm
tauriform
ˈtɔːrɪˌfɔːm
vaporiform
ˈveɪpərɪˌfɔːm
variform
ˈvɛərɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYRIFORM

pyric
pyridic
pyridine
pyridoxal
pyridoxamine
pyridoxin
pyridoxine
pyrimethamine
pyrimidine
pyrimidine base
pyrite
pyrites
pyrithiamine
pyritic
pyritical
pyritiferous
pyritize
pyritohedral
pyritohedron
pyritous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYRIFORM

choreiform
coliform
cruciform
cuneiform
dress uniform
epileptiform
filiform
form
fusiform
glandiform
hydatidiform
multiform
nonuniform
plexiform
rotiform
school uniform
Scout uniform
spongiform
stratiform
uniform
vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of pyriform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyriform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYRIFORM

Find out the translation of pyriform to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyriform from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyriform» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梨状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piriforme
570 millions of speakers

English

pyriform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyriform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكمثري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грушевидные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piriforme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pyriform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piriforme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyriform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

birnenförmig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

梨状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyriform
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyriform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyriform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyriform
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पियरिफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piriform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piriforme
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyriform
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грушоподібні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piriform
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyriform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyriform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyriform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyriform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyriform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRIFORM»

The term «pyriform» is regularly used and occupies the 107.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRIFORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyriform

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYRIFORM»

Discover the use of pyriform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyriform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Pyriform Sinus. Although the pyriform sinus is anatomically part of the hypopharynx, understanding its anatomy and its relationship to the larynx is essential. The pyriform sinus is a gutter formed by the aryepiglottic fold, arytenoid cartilage, and ...
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
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Difficult Case in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
This would require taxonomists to understand that there were only three pyriform types, named with respect to each other. They did not appear until the third or intermediate level when compared with larynx cancer. The fact the correlations do ...
Paul J. Donald, 2011
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Head and Neck Cancer Imaging
The hypopharynx is divided into three distinct regions: pyriform sinus, postcricoid region and posterior hypopharyngeal wall: The pyriform sinus (one on each side) is formed by the anterior, medial and lateral walls and resembles an inverted ...
Robert Hermans, 2012
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Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
Postcricoid tumors also often involve the thyroid gland, and paratracheal and paraesophageal nodes (Fig. 119.4) (18,19). Overall, up to 40% of patients with postcricoid tumors will have regional metastatic disease (20). Tumors of the pyriform ...
Byron J. Bailey, Jonas T. Johnson, Shawn D. Newlands, 2006
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Computed Body Tomography with MRI Correlation
Figure 4-42 Cuneiform cartilage (white arrowhead); faintly visible corniculate cartilage (black arrowhead) just cephalad to ary- tenoid cartilage; aryepiglottic fold (arrow); pyriform sinus (P). pharyngoepiglottic folds extend from the pharyngeal ...
Joseph K. T. Lee, 2006
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Pear Culture
The fruit is abundant in juice, of rich subacid flavor, half-melting, somewhat coarse-grained near the core. The skin is thick, and somewhat astringent, and should be removed before the fruit is eaten. It is obtuse pyriform in shape, of a russet ...
Thomas Field, 2009
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Office-based Surgery in Otolaryngology
In addition to an impression of overall reduced vigor of the pharyngeal constrictors, it showed relatively normal passage of water with only trace pyriform pooling and no aspiration. Puree consistency, on the other hand, pooled to the full height ...
Andrew Blitzer, 1998
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The American Fruit Culturist
Medium, conic, angular, greenish yellow and brown russet ; buttery, very juicy, vinous, sometimes astringent December. Bem-re- Moire, p. 259. Beurre\ Mollett's Guernsey. Medium, oval pyriform, yellowish green, somewhat rus- seted ; melting , ...
John Jacobs Thomas, 1867
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American Fruit Culturist
Medium, oblong pyriform, yellow; -coarse, sweet, rather poor. September, Plombgastel. See St. -M ichael Archangel. Pocahontas. Medium, obovate, or turbinate pyriform, yellow ; melting, sweet, musky. Early October. Mass. Poire d Abondance.
John Thomas, 2009
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective
Direct laryngoscopy revealed a bulky, predominantly submucosal tumor arising from the left pyriform sinus, involving the posterior portion of the left arytenoids but not the true vocal cords. The tumor extended to the left glossoepiglottic fold and ...
‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYRIFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyriform is used in the context of the following news items.
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Check Out the Full Schedule for the 9th Annual 'Welcome to Boog …
The afternoon featured authors from Nerve Lantern, a literary journal edited by Ellen Redbird and published by Pyriform Press. She continues to dance, write, ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
2
Easter Science: 5 Odd Facts About Eggs
The common murre (Uria aalge) has a pyriform, or pear-shaped, egg. Common murres nest on narrow cliff edges, but the egg's unusual shape usually keeps it ... «Live Science, Apr 15»
3
Let's talk about birds: Eggs
Conical or pyriform eggs, two types of eggs that are pointed, are common in seabirds like murres and guillemots that nest on narrow cliff edges. Eggs with this ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 15»
4
Spiders: Web of intrigue
The adhesive patch is made of parallel threads of a coil-shaped silk protein called pyriform silk; fibres made from this protein are highly elastic, like a rubber ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
5
GMA chokes on broccoli stem anew
An emergency flexible nasopharyngo laryngo endoscopy was done with the help of anesthesia, which showed that a food particle was lodged in her pyriform ... «Philippine Star, Sep 14»
6
Piqa Boo licensed in Australia
Piqa Boo has a short pyriform shape and solid bright red skin with small brown lenticels. It has a crisp texture and can be eaten without ripening. It stores well ... «Good Fruit Grower, Jul 14»
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New pears to be grown in Australia
The fruit has a short pyriform shape, bright block red colour and small brown lenticels. It also has exceptional storage and shelf life with the same ready-to-eat ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jun 14»
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Freshmax ready to play Piqa Boo
Piqa Boo has a short pyriform shape, bright block red colour and small brown lenticels – the small pores seen on the surface of many apples and pears that give ... «Fruitnet, Jun 14»
9
Everything You Always Wanted to See about Sex in Leishmania
For an expert eye, promastigotes that are about to merge are very specific, with a pyriform shape, the insertion of the flagellum at the slender side of the body ... «PLoS Blogs, Jun 14»
10
Internal lymphedema underlies swallow dysfunction in head and …
... for inflammation of the aryepiglottic and pharyngoepiglottic folds, epiglottis, and pyriform sinus, (Ps < .004). Internal lymphedema was more strongly correlated ... «Oncology Nurse Advisor, Jun 14»

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