superior orbital fissure

English

Noun

superior orbital fissure (plural superior orbital fissures)

1. (anatomy) One of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated superiorly between the greater wing and the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone.

   Coordinate term: inferior orbital fissure

Translations

opening between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眶上裂 (kuàngshàngliè, (Taiwan) kuāngshàngliè)

References

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