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pyriform

 
Dictionary: pyr·i·form   (pĭr'ə-fôrm') pronunciation
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adj.
Shaped like a pear.

[Medieval Latin pyrum, pear (alteration of Latin pirum) + -FORM.]


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[fr. L. pirum, pear + -form]  pear-shaped; compare napiform
 
 
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subpyriform
amygdaloid body
neopallium (anatomy)

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