- paraglottic space
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A site within the larynx whose lateral border is the thyroid cartilage and posterior (dorsal) border is the the pyriform sinus.
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paraglottic space — a laryngeal space bounded inferiorly by the conus elasticus, medially by the quadrangular membrane, posteriorly by the mucosa of the piriform fossa, and anterolaterally by the thyroid cartilage … Medical dictionary
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