fossa
/fos-uh/US // ˈfɒs ə //UK // (ˈfɒsə) //
窝窝头,窝点,后窝,窝窝团
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural fos·sae [fos-ee]. /ˈfɒs i/. Anatomy.
- : a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
Examples
The more anterior fibers insert fleshily on the mandibular fossa.
The insertion is primarily a fleshy attachment on the mandibular fossa.
First of all, then, come the civets; and first among the civets is the fossa, which is found in Madagascar.
The prominences called ‘genial tubercles’ behind the chin are replaced by a shallow pit or fossa.
The nasal aperture, or olfactory fossa, is very large, and is placed a little below the brain-case.
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