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fossa (fos-ă) n. (pl. fossae) a depression or hollow. cubital f. the triangular hollow at the front of the elbow joint. iliac f. the depression in the inner surface of the ilium. pituitary f. the hollow in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is situated. tooth f. a pit in the enamel on the surface of a tooth.
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"fossa." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fossa." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-fossa.html "fossa." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-fossa.html |
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fossa A long, narrow, straight linear depression on a planetary surface; pl.fossae. The name, which means ‘ditch’ or ‘trench’, is not a geological term, but is used in the nomenclature of individual features, for example Erythraea Fossa on Mars, or Lakhmu Fossae on Ganymede.
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"fossa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fossa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-fossa.html "fossa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-fossa.html |
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fossa (pl. fossae) A linear depression on a planetary surface, closely analogous to a terrestrial fault-bounded depression or graben. The radial fractures with mainly normal faults (e.g. Tempe, Tantalus Menonia, Claritas fossae, etc.) which surround the Tharsis bulge on Mars, form type examples.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "fossa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "fossa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-fossa.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "fossa." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-fossa.html |
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fossa
•Alissa, Clarissa, kisser, Larissa, Marisa, Melissa, Orissa, reminiscer
•fixer, mixer, sixer
•convincer, mincer, pincer, rinser, wincer
•Amritsar, Maritsa, spritzer
•howitzer • kibitzer • purchaser
•artificer • officer • surfacer • Pulitzer
•Wurlitzer • promiser • harnesser
•menacer
•practiser (US practicer)
•de-icer, dicer, enticer, gricer, paise, pricer, ricer, slicer, splicer
•Schweitzer
•Barbarossa, dosser, embosser, fossa, glosser, josser, Ossa, Saragossa, tosser
•boxer • sponsor • matzo • bobbysoxer
•Chaucer, courser, endorser (US indorser), enforcer, forcer, reinforcer, saucer, Xhosa
•balsa, waltzer
•dowser, grouser, Hausa, mouser, Scouser
•announcer, bouncer, denouncer, pouncer, pronouncer, renouncer, trouncer
•schnauzer
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"fossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fossa.html "fossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fossa.html |
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