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Fossa vs Tuberosity - What's the difference?

fossa | tuberosity |

As nouns the difference between fossa and tuberosity

is that fossa is a pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth while tuberosity is the condition of being tuberous.

fossa

English

(wikipedia fossa)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

  • (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
  • (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
    • Derived terms
    * fossula * fossulate * antecubital fossa * fossa navicularis * cuboid fossa * anterior cranial fossa * middle cranial fossa * posterior cranial fossa * jugular fossa * fossa ovalis * iliac fossa * pelvic fossa * popliteal fossa * supraclavicular fossa * mandibular fossa * mugular fossa * glenoid fossa * supraspinous fossa * infraspinous fossa * subscapular fossa * nasal fossa * temporal fossa

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, .

    • Anagrams

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    tuberosity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being tuberous
  • (countable, medicine) A rounded protuberance, at the end of a bone, to which a muscle or tendon is attached

    • Derived terms

    *deltoid tuberosity *facial tuberosity *ischial tuberosity *olecranon tuberosity *radial tuberosity *tibial tuberosity