fossa : Idioms & Phrases
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axillary fossa
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noun the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
axilla; axillary cavity; armpit.
- they were up to their armpits in water
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epigastric fossa
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noun a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
pit of the stomach.
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fossa cat
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noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
fossa; Cryptoprocta ferox.
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fossa fossa
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noun civet of Madagascar
fanaloka.
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genus fossa
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noun monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
Fossa.
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glenoid fossa
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noun a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
glenoid fossa.
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noun the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
glenoid cavity.
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mandibular fossa
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noun a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
glenoid fossa.
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Pituitary fossa
(Anat.) , the ephippium.