HyperDic: orbital_cavity

English > 1 sense of the expression orbital cavity:
NOUNbodyorbital cavity, eye socket, orbit, cranial orbitthe bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
English > orbital cavity: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.
Synonymseye socket, orbit, cranial orbit
Part ofskullThe bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
Partslacrimal bonesmall fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
Broadercavity, bodily cavity, cavum(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body
Spanishcuenca, órbita
Catalanconca, òrbita

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