Medical Dictionary

jugular fossa

noun

Medical Definition of JUGULAR FOSSA

:  a depression on the basilar surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that contains a dilation of the internal jugular vein

Illustration of JUGULAR FOSSA

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