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fossa oval·is | \ -ō-ˈva-ləs 
, -ˈvā- , -ˈvä- \
, -ˈvā- , -ˈvä- \Medical Definition of fossa ovalis
1 : a depression in the septum between the right and left atria that marks the position of the foramen ovale in the fetus
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