Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 0 compound words that contain fossae. The most common are listed below. Open fossae in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- Acheron Fossaean area of intense tectonic activity on the surface of Mars; photographed in detail by Mars Express
- nasal fossaeplural of nasal fossa: Either lateral half of the nasal cavity.
- popliteal fossaeplural of popliteal fossa: The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.
- temporal fossaeplural of temporal fossa: A 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 …
- pterygomaxillary fossaeplural of pterygomaxillary 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 fossaeplural 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 …
- sphenomaxillary fossaeplural of sphenomaxillary 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 …
- suprainiac fossaeplural of suprainiac fossa: A depression on the occipital below the inion.
- cubital fossaeplural of cubital fossa: elbow pit
- glenoid fossaeplural of glenoid fossa: The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint
- incisive fossaeplural of incisive fossa: A depression on the front of the maxilla above the incisor teeth.
- piriform fossaeplural 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.
- pyriform fossaeplural of pyriform fossa: A small cavity or pocket between the lateral walls of the pharynx on each side and the upper part of the larynx.
- infratemporal fossaeplural of infratemporal fossa: A 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 …
- sphenopalatine fossaeplural of sphenopalatine 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 …