Fossa

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Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following:

## Anatomy

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In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, typically in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example the antecubital fossa. Some examples include:

* Antecubital fossa
* Fossa navicularis
* Cuboid fossa
* Anterior cranial fossa
* Middle cranial fossa
* Posterior cranial fossa
* Jugular fossa
* Fossa ovalis (heart)
* Fossa ovalis (thigh)
* Iliac fossa
* Pelvic fossa
* Popliteal fossa
* Supraclavicular fossa
* On the Temporal bone
* Mandibular fossa
* Jugular fossa
* On the scapula:
* Glenoid fossa to accept the humerus
* Supraspinous fossa
* Infraspinous fossa
* Subscapular fossa

* See also foramen.

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