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.