eye socket

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eye socket (plural eye sockets)

1. (anatomy) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit:

   frontal bone

   zygomatic bone

   maxilla

   sphenoid bone

   ethmoid bone

   palatine bone

   lacrimal bone

[edit] Synonyms

• cranial orbit
• orbit
• orbital cavity

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