In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between tubercle and fossa
is that tubercle is (anatomy) a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth while fossa is (anatomy) a pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
As nouns the difference between tubercle and fossa
is that tubercle is (anatomy) a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth while fossa is (anatomy) a pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth or fossa can be a carnivorous mammal endemic to madagascar,.
tubercle
Noun
(
en noun)
(anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
(botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
(pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Synonyms
* tuberculum
* tuberosity
* eminence
* nodule
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
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Noun
(
en noun)
A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, .
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