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fossette

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fos⋅sette

  [fo-set, faw-]
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–noun
1. a small hollow or depression, as in a bivalve shell; dimple.
2. Pathology. a small, deep corneal ulcer.
Origin:
1840–50; < F: dimple, small cavity. See fosse, -ette
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fossette fos·sette (fŏ-sět')
n.

  1. A small depression; a dimple.

  2. A small deep ulcer of the cornea.

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