eye socket

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Synonyms: eyesocket, eye sockets

Antonyms: eyesocket, eye sockets

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q156075}} {{lb|en|anatomy|ophthalmology}} The bony cavity which contains the [[eyeball]] and its associated [[muscle]]s, vessels, and [[nerve]]s. In [[human]]s, seven [[bone]]s make up each bony orbit.
2. {{senseid|en|Q156075 and surrounding flesh}} The entire [[eyehole#English:_hole in the face where the eye resides|eyehole]] in the [[face#Noun|face]]: both the bony orbit and the [[flesh#Noun|flesh]] that surrounds it.

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