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eye socket noun

  • (anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
  • The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.
 Augenhöhle, Orbita
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