retro-orbital

adjective

Situated behind the orbit or the eye.

OriginEnglish orbital ← Latin retrō ← Proto-Italic *wre- →
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Meanings

adjectiveretro-orbital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySituated behind the orbit or the eye.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishorbital
  6. Englishretro-orbital

From retro- + orbital.

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Translations

Czech retroorbitální
  • retroorbitálnísituated behind the orbit or the eye
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APA

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Chicago

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