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Definition of FossAE

FossAE
Fossa Fos"sa, n.; pl. Foss[AE]. [L., a ditch. See Fosse.] (Anat.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal foss[ae] containing the nostrils in most birds.

Meaning of FossAE from wikipedia

- Look up fossa or fossá in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fossa may refer to: Fossa (animal), the common name of a carnivoran mammal of genus Cryptoprocta...
- The Hephaestus Fossae are a system of troughs and channels in the Amenthes quadrangle of Mars, with a location centered at 21.1 N and 237.5 W. They are...
- The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach[citation needed]) is the front part of the torso between the thorax...
- formed by the floor of the cranial cavity. There are three distinct cranial fossae: Anterior cranial fossa (fossa cranii anterior), housing the projecting...
- the superficial topography of the sacroiliac joints. The Latin name is fossae lumbales laterales ("lateral lumbar indentations"). These indentations are...
- called fossae in the geographical language used for Mars. Fossae in this area are Ulysses Fossae, Olympica Fossae, Ceraunius Fossae, and Tractus Fossae. These...
- face. The nasal septum divides the cavity into two cavities, also known as fossae. Each cavity is the continuation of one of the two nostrils. The nasal cavity...
- The Medusae Fossae Formation is a large geological formation of probable volcanic origin on the planet Mars. It is named for the Medusa of Gr**** mythology...
- The Cerberus Fossae are a series of semi-parallel fissures on Mars formed by faults which pulled the crust apart in the Cerberus region. They are 1235 km...
- bones, temporal bones, and occipital bone. It is the most inferior of the fossae.[citation needed] It houses the cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and pons...