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pyriformis

Latin pyrifōrmis

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Latin · borrowed frompyrifōrmis
English todaypyriformis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pyrifōrmis, ellipsis of mūsculus pyrifōrmis (“pear-shaped muscle”). Doublet of pyriform.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.