JUGULAR FOSSA
\d͡ʒˈuːɡjʊlə fˈɒsə], \dʒˈuːɡjʊlə fˈɒsə], \dʒ_ˈuː_ɡ_j_ʊ_l_ə f_ˈɒ_s_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
is a cavity in the petro-occipital suture. It is formed by the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and by the occipital bone, and lodges the origin of the internal jugular vein. It is, sometimes, called thimble-like cavity.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).