eye socket

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

oogkas

oogholte

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

orbite

Augenhöhle

órbita

cuenca

órbita

Orbita

κόγχη

orbita

occhiaia

σφηνοειδής κοιλότητα

οφθαλμικός κόγχος

حَجَاج

souche

cavité oculaire

Etymologie (Engels)

From eye + socket.