Definition of Orbitale

1. Noun. The craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit.

Exact synonyms: Orbital Point
Generic synonyms: Craniometric Point

Medical Definition of Orbitale

1. In cephalometrics, the lowermost point in the lower margin of the bony orbit that may be felt under the skin. Origin: L. Of an orbit (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orbitale

orbital point
orbital process
orbital pseudotumour
orbital region
orbital ridge
orbital rim
orbital riveting
orbital rotation
orbital septum
orbital sulci
orbital surface
orbital symmetry
orbital syndrome
orbital tubercle of zygomatic bone
orbitale (current term)
orbitalis
orbitalis muscle
orbitally
orbitals
orbitary
orbitas
orbited
orbitelae
orbiter
orbiters
orbities
orbiting
orbitofrontal
orbitofrontal artery

Literary usage of Orbitale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"Dissection of the Eyelids to show the septum orbitale and the tendinous expansion of the levator ..."

2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1901)
"Dissection of the eyelids to show the septum orbitale and the tendinous expansion of the levator palpe- brae superioris. (From Testut, modified. ..."

3. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"have been removed from the lids and the parts surrounding them, so that the septum orbitale lies exposed to view within the bony circumference of the ..."

4. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions by Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London (1846)
"Another tumour was seen, extending from the upper edge of the petrous portion of the temporal bone to the foramen lacerum orbitale, and covered by dura ..."

5. A Manual of Examinations: Upon Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery, Practice of by John Livingston Ludlow (1867)
"The ophthalmic passes through the foramen lace- rum orbitale inferius, and sends off a frontal branch, a nasal branch, a lachrymal branch, and brunches to ..."

6. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1888)
"... orbitale. ... orbitale. F. supe rius et rna'jus. (L. superior, that is above; et, and; major, greater. ..."

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