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fossa
(redirected from pituitary fossa)

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fossa [′fäs·ə]
(anatomy)
A pit or depression.
(vertebrate zoology)
Cryptoprocta ferox.A Madagascan carnivore related to the civets.


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Computed tomography (CT) at that facility showed a nonenhancing mass occupying the right sphenoid sinus with bony expansion and erosion into the pituitary fossa.
Two cases of incidental epidermoid cysts: sphenoid sinus and temporal ... by Kinney, William C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1) In this way, the canal connects the pituitary fossa to the nasopharynx cavity.
Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate by Coticchia, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
S The center of the pituitary fossa of the sphenoid bone (figures 3, 4).
Cephalometric comparisons of craniofacial and upper airway structures ... by Akashi, Shunji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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