Noun
The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
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Near-synonyms: eyehole, eye-pit
The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.
Noun
the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
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