orbital fissure

English

Noun

orbital fissure (plural orbital fissures)

1. (anatomy) Either of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit.

   Meronyms: inferior orbital fissure, superior orbital fissure

Translations

opening to the orbit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眶裂 (kuàng liè, (Taiwan) kuāng liè)

References

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