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Definition of Pharyngeal recess
1. Noun. A small recess in the wall of the pharynx.
Medical Definition of Pharyngeal recess
1. A slitlike depression in the membranous (non-muscular) pharyngeal wall extending posterior to the opening of the auditory (eustachian) tube. Synonym: recessus pharyngeus, recessus infundibuliformis, Rosenmuller's fossa, Rosenmuller's recess. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharyngeal Recess
Literary usage of Pharyngeal recess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"On each side wall of the naso-pharynx is seen the orifice of the corresponding
auditory tube, and posterior to it the pharyngeal recess. ..."
2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"On each side wall of the naso-pharynx is seen the orifice ^ of the corresponding
auditory tube, and posterior to it the X pharyngeal recess. ..."
3. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"The palate in its growth backwards crosses tue d-ft. which it divides into two
parts—namely, the pharyngeal recess above, ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Behind the ostium of the auditory tube is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa
of Rosenmuller). On the posterior wall is a prominence, best marked in ..."
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