| NOUN | body | eye socket, orbit, cranial 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 | orbit, cranial 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 | |
| Adjectives | supraorbital, supraocular | located or occurring above the eye socket |
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