JUGULAR FOSSA
\d͡ʒˈuːɡjʊlə fˈɒsə], \dʒˈuːɡjʊlə fˈɒsə], \dʒ_ˈuː_ɡ_j_ʊ_l_ə f_ˈɒ_s_ə]\
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is a cavity in the petro-occipital suture. It is formed by the petrous portion of the temporal bone, and by the occipital bone, and lodges the origin of the internal jugular vein. It is, sometimes, called thimble-like cavity.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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