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orbit orbital inferior orbital fissure orbital cavity orbital fissure orbital index orbital plate orbital process retro-orbital superior orbital fissure

Main Entry: or·bit
Pronunciation: r-bt
Function: noun
: the bony cavity perforated for the passage of nerves and blood vessels that occupies the lateral front of the skull immediately beneath the frontal bone on each side and encloses and protects the eye and its appendages -- called also eye socket, orbital cavity
- or·bit·al /-l/ adjective
[orbit illustration]