inferior orbital fissure

English

Noun

inferior orbital fissure (plural inferior orbital fissures)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   Coordinate term: superior orbital fissure

Translations

opening between the sphenoid bone and the maxilla

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眶下裂 (kuàngxiàliè, (Taiwan) kuāngxiàliè)

References

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