laryngeal saccule
English
Noun
laryngeal saccule (plural laryngeal saccules)
- (anatomy) A saccular expansion of the lateral wall cavity of the larynx between the true and false vocal cords that is greatly developed in certain primates (as the orangutan).
- Synonyms: laryngeal pouch, laryngeal sac
Translations
saccular expansion
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See also
- laryngeal ventricle
References
- “laryngeal pouch”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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