A depression or hollow in a bone[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa#Anatomy ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- TAO:0001743
- Wikipedia:Fossa#Anatomy
- FMA:45791
- ZFA:0005388
- UMLS:C0836913 (ncithesaurus:Fossa)
- AAO:0010439
- VSAO:0005069
Subsets
vertebrate_core
external definition
Anatomical space that is a concavity, shallow depression, or groove on a bone.[TAO]
external ontology notes
General Anatomical term in FMA; not restricted to bone in ncit; surface feature in VSAO; note that entities named 'fossa' are cavities in FMA, hence placement here