inferior orbital fissure
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
inferior orbital fissure (plural inferior orbital fissures)
- (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[edit]
opening between the sphenoid bone and the maxilla
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References[edit]
- “orbital fissure”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.