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inferior orbital fissure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
in-fe-ri-or or-bital -fis-sure
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated inferiorly between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

Inflected Forms

inferior orbital fissures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superior orbital fissure

Questions

What does inferior orbital fissure mean?
One of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated inferiorly between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

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