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What is a fossette?

What is a fossette? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A little hollow; a dimple.
  2. (medicine) A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
  3. (dentistry) A small depression in the crown of a tooth
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The hypoconulid had a fossette as well, and appeared as a deep pit.
However, the fossette itself is shallow and soon disappears with slight wear.
There is occasionally a saucer-shaped plate or platform just under the cardinal teeth and within the shell, called the fossette.

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