Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 1 compound words that contain fossa. The most common are listed below. Open fossa in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- incisive fossaA depression on the front of the maxilla above the incisor teeth.
- temporal fossaA broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is …
- iliac fossaA large, smooth, concave surface on the internal surface of the ilium.
- infratemporal fossaA fossa that is bounded above by the plane of the zygomatic arch, laterally by the ramus of the mandible, and medially by the pterygoid plate, and that contains the masseter and pterygoid muscles and the mandibular nerve.
- pterygomaxillary fossaSynonym of pterygopalatine fossa: A small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and …
- pterygopalatine fossaA small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and behind by the pterygoid process of …
- sphenomaxillary fossaSynonym of pterygopalatine fossa: A small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and …
- nasal fossaEither lateral half of the nasal cavity.
- popliteal fossaThe shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.
- rhomboid fossaA rhombus-shaped depression that is the anterior part of the fourth ventricle of the brain
- glenoid fossaThe hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint
- cubital fossaelbow pit
- piriform fossaSynonym of piriform sinus: A small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx.
- pyriform fossaAlternative spelling of piriform fossa: A small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx.
- fossa of RosenmüllerThe pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.
- suprainiac fossaA depression on the occipital below the inion.
- sphenopalatine fossaSynonym of pterygopalatine fossa: A small triangular space beneath the apex of the orbit that is bounded above by the sphenoid bone and the orbital process of the palatine bone, in front by the maxilla, medially by the palatine bone, and …
Compound words 1
- fossanesplural of fossane: A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana), resembling the genet.