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PACCHIONIAN FOSSAE

\pˌakɪˈə͡ʊni͡ən fˈɒsiː], \pˌakɪˈə‍ʊni‍ən fˈɒsiː], \p_ˌa_k_ɪ__ˈəʊ_n_iə_n f_ˈɒ_s_iː]\

Definitions of PACCHIONIAN FOSSAE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The depressions upon the inner surface of the skull in which the pacchionian bodies are lodged. [Antonio Pacchioni, Italian anatomist, 1665-1726.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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