- triangular fossa
- triangular fossa n a shallow depression in the anterior part of the top of the ear's auricle between the two crura into which the antihelix divides
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fossa triangularis auriculae — [TA] triangular fossa of auricle: the cavity just above the concha of the ear between the crura of the antihelix … Medical dictionary
fossa ovalis — fossa oval·is ō va ləs, vā , vä n 1) a depression in the septum between the right and left atria that marks the position of the foramen ovale in the fetus 2) SAPHENOUS OPENING * * * 1. [TA] an oval depression in the right atrium on the lower part … Medical dictionary
eminence of triangular fossa of auricle — eminentia fossae triangularis auriculae … Medical dictionary
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
fossa — n.; pl. fossae a depression or hollow. The cubital fossa is the triangular hollow at the front of the elbow joint; the iliac fossa is the depression in the inner surface of the ilium; the pituitary fossa is the hollow in the sphenoid bone in… … The new mediacal dictionary
fossa infraclavicularis — [TA] infraclavicular fossa: the triangular region of the thorax or chest just inferior to the clavicle, between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles; called also infraclavicular triangle and Mohrenheim f. or triangle … Medical dictionary
fossa supratonsillaris — [TA] supratonsillar fossa: the triangular space between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches superior to the tonsil … Medical dictionary
Rhomboid fossa — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = f. rhomboidea GraySubject = 187 GrayPage = 798 Caption = Hind brain of a human embryo of three months viewed from behind and partly from left side. (Rhomboid fossa labeled at center.) Caption2 = Rhomboid… … Wikipedia
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Medial inguinal fossa — Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. The peritoneum is in place, and the various cords are shining through … Wikipedia
