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jugular fossa

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jugular fossa
n.
An oval depression near the rear border of the petrous portion of the temporal bone in which the beginning of the internal jugular vein lies.
jugular fossa,
a deep depression adjacent to the interior surface of the petrosa of the temporal bone of the skull.


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