Fossa (Noun)
Meaning 1
Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 2
Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 3
A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The cubital fossa is a triangular area on the anterior view of the elbow.
- The olecranon fossa is a deep depression in the humerus bone.
- The trochanteric fossa is a small depression on the femur bone.
- The pterygopalatine fossa is a small pyramidal space in the skull.
- The popliteal fossa is a diamond-shaped space at the junction of the femur and tibia bones.