Orbit (redirected from orbits)

orbit /or·bit/ (or´bit) the bony cavity containing the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves.or´bital

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or·bit (ôrbt)

n.

See orbital cavity.

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Orbit

The cavity in the skull containing the eye-ball; formed from seven bones: frontal, maxillary, sphenoid, lacrimal, zygomatic, ethmoid, and palatine.

Mentioned in: Eye Cancer, Eye Muscle Surgery, Maxillofacial Trauma, Mucormycosis

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orbit,

n hollow space where the eyeball and its muscles, nerves, and blood vessels are located.

Orbit.

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orbit,

n 1. in chemistry, refers to the movement of an electron around an atom's nucleus.
2. the bony socket that contains the eyeball and all its supporting structures.

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orbit

1. the bony cavity containing the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels and nerves; the ethmoid, frontal, lacrimal, nasal, palatine, sphenoid and zygomatic bones and the maxilla contribute to its formation.

2. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.

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ORBIT Cardiology A clinical trial Oral Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor Blockade to Inhibit Thrombosis