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clumsy(dictionary)
communicating branch of superior laryngeal nerve with recurrent laryngeal nerve(medicine)
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laryngeal pouch (medicine) and clumsy (oh)


laryngeal pouch (medicine)


laryngeal pouch -->
saccule of larynx


A small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes where it serves as a resonating chamber.

Synonym: sacculus laryngis, appendix ventriculi laryngis, Hilton's sac, laryngeal pouch.

Origin: L. Sacculus


clumsy (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from clumse 'too cold to feel anything' (16-19 centuries), from a Scandinavian language]
moving in an awkward way and tending to make things fall over
::I felt clumsy, shy and awkward at the party.
::a clumsy attempt to catch the ball
a clumsy object is not easy to use and is often large and heavy
a clumsy action or statement is said or done carelessly or badly, and likely to upset someone
::David made a clumsy attempt to comfort us.
::a clumsy piece of diplomacy
-- clumsily adv
-- clumsiness n [U]