SINCE 1828
fossa ovalis
noun
fossa oval·is
| \
-ō-ˈva-ləs ,
-ˈvā- ,
-ˈvä-
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-ˈvā- ,
-ˈvä-
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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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