orbitale /or·bi·ta·le/ (or″bĭ-ta´le) the lowest point on the inferior edge of the orbit.
orbitale
orbitale (ôr´bital´ē),
or·bi·ta·le (ôr b -t  l )n. The lowermost point in the lower margin of the bony orbit that may be felt under the skin. |
orbitale
[ôrbitā′lē]
Etymology: L, orbitalis, pertaining to the orbit
an anthropometric landmark, the lowest point on the inferior margin of the orbit.
orbitale (ôr´bital´ē),
n the lowest point in the margin of the orbit (directly below the pupil when the eye is open and the patient is looking straight ahead) that may readily be felt under the skin. The eye-ear plane passes through the orbitale and tragion.
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