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fossa

/fos-uh/US // ˈfɒs ə //UK // (ˈfɒsə) //

窝窝头,窝点,后窝,窝窝团

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.