eye socket

Signification (Anglais)

1. The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
2. The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.

Concepts

orbite

souche

cavité oculaire

orbite de l'œil

orbite crânienne

Synonymes

orbit

orbital cavity

cranial orbit

socket

orbita

socket of eyeball

field

eye hole

edge of the eyelid

periphery of the eyes

rim of the eyes

Traductions

Augenhöhle

órbita

cuenca

oogkas

Orbita

órbita

orbita

occhiaia

κόγχη

σφηνοειδής κοιλότητα

وقب

مِحْجَر

حَجَاج

Étymologie (Anglais)

From eye + socket.