Supraorbital

Supraorbital
Supraorbital Su`pra*or"bit*al, Supraorbitar Su`pra*or"bit*ar, a. (Anat.) Situated above the orbit of the eye. [1913 Webster]

{Supraorbital point} (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon. [1913 Webster]


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  • Supraorbital — can refer to:*Supraorbital artery *Supraorbital foramen *Supraorbital gland *Supraorbital nerve *Supraorbital ridge *Supraorbital vein …   Wikipedia

  • supraorbital — SUPRAORBITÁL, Ă adj. Supraorbitar. [pron. pra or . / cf. it. sopraorbitale]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  SUPRAORBITÁL, Ă adj. (anat.) deasupra orbitei; supraorbital. (după fr. surorbitaire) …   Dicționar Român

  • supraorbital — [so͞o΄prəôr′bit l] adj. Anat. situated above the orbit of the eye …   English World dictionary

  • supraorbital foramen — n SUPRAORBITAL NOTCH * * * foramen supraorbitale [TA] a passage in the frontal bone for the supraorbital vessels and nerve, representing a supraorbital notch whose open side of fibrous tissue has changed to bone …   Medical dictionary

  • Supraorbital point — Supraorbital Su pra*or bit*al, Supraorbitar Su pra*or bit*ar, a. (Anat.) Situated above the orbit of the eye. [1913 Webster] {Supraorbital point} (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supraorbital notch — n a notch or foramen in the bony border of the upper inner part of the orbit serving for the passage of the supraorbital nerve, artery, and vein * * * incisura supraorbitalis …   Medical dictionary

  • supraorbital vein — n a vein that drains the supraorbital region and unites with the frontal vein to form the angular vein * * * vena supraorbitalis …   Medical dictionary

  • supraorbital artery — n a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying the orbit and parts of the forehead * * * arteria supraorbitalis …   Medical dictionary

  • supraorbital fissure — n ORBITAL FISSURE (a) …   Medical dictionary

  • supraorbital nerve — n a branch of the frontal nerve supplying the forehead, scalp, cranial periosteum, and adjacent parts * * * nervus supraorbitalis …   Medical dictionary

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