laryngeal saccule

English

Noun

laryngeal saccule (plural laryngeal saccules)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喉囊 (hóu náng)

See also

• laryngeal ventricle

References

• “laryngeal pouch”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.