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temporal fossae

temporal fossae is the plural of temporal fossa.

Meaning of temporal fossa

Noun

temporal fossa (plural temporal fossae)

  1. A broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded laterally by the zygomatic arch, and lies above the infratemporal crest of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.

Questions about temporal fossae

What is temporal fossae the plural of?
Temporal fossae is the plural of temporal fossa.

Words near temporal fossae in the dictionary

  1. temporal dead zone
  2. temporal dead zones
  3. temporal deixis
  4. temporal distributive
  5. temporal fossa
  6. temporal fossae
  7. temporal hour
  8. temporal hours
  9. temporal lobe
  10. temporal lobes
  11. temporal logic

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