Definition of Fossettes

1. Noun. (plural of fossette) ¹

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Definition of Fossettes

1. fossette [n] - See also: fossette

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossettes

fossa trochlearis
fossa venae cavae
fossa venae umbilicalis
fossa venosa
fossa vesicae biliaris
fossae
fossane
fossas
fossate
fosse
fossed
fosses
fosset
fossette
fossettes (current term)
fosseway
fosseways
fossick
fossicked
fossicker
fossickers
fossicking
fossicks
fossil
fossil copal
fossil fuel
fossil fuels
fossil oil
fossil record

Literary usage of Fossettes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Embryology, Anatomy, and Diseases of the Umbilicus Together with Diseases of by Thomas Stephen Cullen (1916)
"In 8 out of 50 cases there were peri-umbilical fossettes Fio. 53. ... X is the umbilical ring, above which are two peritoneal fossettes occupied by adipose ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"open fossettes in the upper teeth, (2) the greater complexity of the enamel ... Upper jaw formation, Little White River, S. Dakota. more open fossettes, ..."

3. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker (1886)
"This and the following specimens are the types; the three fossettes are shown in several ... Three fossettes occur in m. 1. Presented by Gen. Sir WE Baker. ..."

4. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1849)
"Elevated folds, corresponding with the internal grooves. b. Depressed spaces or fossettes. c. Tubular extremities of the internal grooves. il. ..."

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