NOUN | body | cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball |
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Meaning | The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. | |
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Synonyms | eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity | |
Part of | skull | The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
Parts | lacrimal bone | small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts |
Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
Spanish | cuenca, órbita | |
Catalan | conca, òrbita |
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