Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
orbital fissure Function:
noun : either of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit:
a : one situatedsuperiorly between the greater wing and the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone called also
superior orbital fissure, supraorbital fissure b : one situated inferiorlybetween the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla called also
inferior orbital fissure, infraorbital fissure, sphenomaxillary fissure
