optic foramen
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[edit]Noun
[edit]optic foramen (plural optic foramina)
- (anatomy) Either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.
References
[edit]- “optic foramen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.