inferior orbital fissure

noun

One of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated inferiorly between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

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Meanings

nouninferior orbital fissure (plural inferior orbital fissures)

plural inferior orbital fissures

  1. anatomyOne of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated inferiorly between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 眶下裂
  • 眶下裂opening between the sphenoid bone and the maxilla
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