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   fossa

   /ˈfɒsə/

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   • 1. a large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal of the civet family, found in the rainforests of Madagascar.

   Word Origin late 18th century: via French from Malagasy fosa.

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   What is a fossa in anatomy?

   • In anatomy, a fossa ( / ˈfɒsə /; pl.: fossae ( / ˈfɒsiː / or / ˈfɒsaɪ / ); from Latin fossa, "ditch" or "trench") is a depression or hollow usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone ). Some examples include: In the skull: In the mandible: In the torso: In the upper limb: In the lower limb:

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   What is a fossa a carnivore?

   • With nothing else around to fill the role, the fossa became a sort of mini-leopard, hunting lemurs and other small animals in the forest at night. Fiona Sunquist In life, the carnivore was about the size of a bobcat and probably behaved like a civet or fossa.

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   What is the area bounded by the oval fossa?

   • The area bounded by the oval fossa comprises almost all of the atrial septum. You can measure the flow diameter of the oval fossa and the anatomical diameter of the space underneath the septum primum flap. Defects within the oval fossa have different morphological patterns and relations with the intracardiac structures.

   FOSSA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   How did the fossa evolve?

   • The fossa evolved on the catless island of Madagascar, where it became the ecological equivalent of a cat. With nothing else around to fill the role, the fossa became a sort of mini-leopard, hunting lemurs and other small animals in the forest at night. Fiona Sunquist

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOSSA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Fossa is a medical term for a natural hollow, especially in a bone. Learn how to pronounce fossa and fossae, and see examples of fossa in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     FOSSA meaning: 1. a natural hollow, especially in a bone: 2....

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     fossa definicja: 1. a natural hollow, especially in a bone:...

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   Fossa can refer to an anatomical pit, groove, or depression, or a carnivorous mammal of Madagascar. Learn the etymology, examples, and related words of fossa from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fossa_(anatomy)Fossa (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   In anatomy, a fossa (/ ˈ f ɒ s ə /; pl.: fossae (/ ˈ f ɒ s iː / or / ˈ f ɒ s aɪ /); from Latin fossa, "ditch" or "trench") is a depression or hollow usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFOSSA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Fossa is a medical term for a natural hollow, especially in a bone. Learn how to pronounce fossa and fossae, and see examples of fossa in different contexts.

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   a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

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   Fossa definition: a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.. See examples of FOSSA used in a sentence.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › fossaFossa - definition of fossa by The Free Dictionary

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    Fossa can mean a small cavity or depression in a bone, or a catlike mammal of Madagascar. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of fossa from various dictionaries and sources.