fossula

[fos-yuh-luh]

noun, plural fos·su·lae

[fos-yuh-lee] /ˈfɒs yəˌli/. Anatomy.

a small fossa.

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Origin of fossula

1835–45; < Latin: a little ditch. See fossa¹, -ule

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fossula in Medicine

fossula

(fŏs′ə-lə, -yə-lə)

n. pl. fos•su•lae (-lē′)

A small fossa.

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