Definition of Orbital cavity

1. Noun. The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball.

Exact synonyms: Cranial Orbit, Eye Socket, Orbit
Generic synonyms: Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum
Terms within: Lacrimal Bone
Group relationships: Skull
Derivative terms: Orbital

Definition of Orbital cavity

1. Noun. (anatomy) An eye socket. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Orbital cavity

1. 1. The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon. 2. An orb or ball. "Roll the lucid orbit of an eye." (Young) 3. The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. 4. The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird. Origin: L. Orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. Orbis a circle: cf. F. Orbite. See Orb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orbital Cavity

orbifolds
orbing
orbispace
orbispaces
orbit
orbit evisceration
orbit period
orbita
orbital
orbital abscess
orbital artery
orbital axis
orbital branch of middle meningeal artery
orbital branch of pterygopalatine ganglion
orbital cavities
orbital cavity (current term)
orbital decompression
orbital diseases
orbital eminence of zygomatic bone
orbital exenteration
orbital fat-pad
orbital forming
orbital fractures
orbital gyri
orbital hernia
orbital implant
orbital index
orbital lamina of ethmoid bone
orbital layer of ethmoid bone

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