optic foramen

English

Noun

optic foramen (plural optic foramina)

1. (anatomy) Either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.

References

• “optic foramen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.