Term Name: bone fossa
Synonyms: concavities, concavity, depression, depressions, fossa, fossae
Definition: A depression or hollow in a bone[WP].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004704]

Relationships
is part of: bone element
has parts: spiracular notch
is a type of: anatomical cavity
has subtype: acetabular fossa anterior myodome articular fossa of opercle brevis fossa cranial fossa dilatator fossa distal groove of humerus ectepicondylar depression entepicondyle fossa fossa cubitalis ventralis fossa maxillaris foveal depression glenoid fossa incisura fossa infratemporal fossa intercondylar fossa interpterygoid vacuity intertrochanteric fossa metacarpal extensor pit obsolete suprascapular fossa posterior myodome posttemporal fossa preepiotic fossa pro-otic fossa pterotic fossa spheno-maxillary fossa subscapular fossa subtemporal fossa suprainiac fossa suprascapular fossa temporal fossa zygantrum