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fossa of Rosenmüller

fossa of Rosenmüller noun: the pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.

Noun

fossa of Rosenmüller

  1. The pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.

Origin of fossa of Rosenmüller

Named after the German anatomist Johann Christian Rosenmüller.

Questions about fossa of Rosenmüller

What does fossa of Rosenmüller mean?
Fossa of Rosenmüller means the pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.
What part of speech is fossa of Rosenmüller?
Fossa of Rosenmüller is a noun.

Words near fossa of Rosenmüller in the dictionary

  1. fosphenytoin
  2. fosravuconazole
  3. foss
  4. Foss Cross
  5. fossa
  6. fossa of Rosenmüller
  7. fossae
  8. fossane
  9. fossanes
  10. Fossano
  11. fossas

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