Meaning | The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. |
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Synonyms | orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity |
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Part of | skull | The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
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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 |
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Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
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Spanish | cuenca, órbita |
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Catalan | conca, òrbita |
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Adjectives | supraorbital, supraocular | located or occurring above the eye socket |
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