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inferior orbital fissure

inferior orbital fissure noun: 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.

Noun

inferior orbital fissure (plural inferior orbital fissures)

  1. 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.

Forms of inferior orbital fissure

pluralinferior orbital fissures

Questions about inferior orbital fissure

What does inferior orbital fissure mean?
Inferior orbital fissure means 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.
What part of speech is inferior orbital fissure?
Inferior orbital fissure is a noun.
What is the plural of inferior orbital fissure?
The plural of inferior orbital fissure is inferior orbital fissures.

Words near inferior orbital fissure in the dictionary

  1. inferior nasal conchae
  2. inferior oblique
  3. inferior oblique muscle
  4. inferior oblique muscles
  5. inferior obliques
  6. inferior orbital fissure
  7. inferior orbital fissures
  8. inferior petrosal sinus
  9. inferior petrosal sinuses
  10. inferior pharyngeal constrictor
  11. inferior planet

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