eye socket

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.

Etymology

From eye + socket.

Synonyms

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

Translations

orbite

Augenhöhle

órbita

oogkas

cuenca

Orbita

órbita

orbita

occhiaia

κόγχη

oczodół

orbite de l'œil

orbite crânienne

oogholte

orbita