pyriformis

P3Y4R1I1F4O1R1M3I1S1
UK/ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈfɔː.mɪs/US/ˌpɪɹ.əˈfɔɹ.mɪs/

A form of piriformis — A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.

OriginLatin pyrifōrmis →
RareScrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpyriformis (plural pyriformes)

plural pyriformes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of piriformis.

Origin

  1. Latinpyrifōrmis
  2. Englishpyriformis

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

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

pyriformis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyriformis

MLA

“pyriformis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyriformis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyriformis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyriformis.

Source: pyriformis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.