Fossa

Fossa is the Latin word for ditch or trench. It can refer to one of the following:

Anatomy

In anatomical terminology, fossa has come to mean a depression or hollow, in general, in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example, the antecubital fossa. Some examples include:

• Antecubital fossa
• Fossa navicularis
• Cuboid fossa
• Anterior cranial fossa
• Middle cranial fossa
• Posterior cranial fossa
• Jugular fossa
• Fossa ovalis (heart)
• Fossa ovalis (thigh)
• Iliac fossa
• Pelvic fossa
• Popliteal fossa
• Supraclavicular fossa
• On the Temporal bone
  • Mandibular fossa
  • Jugular fossa
• On the scapula:
  • Glenoid fossa
  • Supraspinous fossa
  • Infraspinous fossa
  • Subscapular fossa

• See also foramen.

Art

• La Fossa, an Italian rap group

Cuisine

• Formaggio di fossa is a type of cheese matured in pits (or 'fosse'), typical of a few areas of central Italy (Sogliano al Rubicone, Talamello and Sant'Agata Feltria).

Geology

• Fossa (geology), used in planetary geology

Geography

• Fossa, small village near L'Aquila, Italy
• Fossa, County Kerry, small village near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
• Fossa (Iceland), River in Iceland, discharging into Berufiord Bay, near Akranes

Zoology

• Fossa (animal) (Cryptoprocta ferox), a mammal native to the island of Madagascar
• Fossa (genus), the genus of the Malagasy Civet, a mammal closely related to the Fossa

Sport

• Fossa dei Leoni, an Italian football supporters association of Milan

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