ovarian fossa
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0016883
A shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, wherein the ovary lies. This fossa has the following boundaries: superiorly: by the external iliac vessels anteriorly and inferiorly: by the broad ligament of the uterus posteriorly: by the ureter and internal iliac vessels. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_fossa ]
Synonyms: fossa ovarica, Claudius fossa
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- anatomical space
- contains some ovary
- part of some pelvic region of trunk
- part of some greater sac