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eye socket

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See also: eyesocket

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From eye + socket.

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eye socket (plural eye sockets)

  1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.
    Synonyms: cranial orbit, orbital cavity, orbit
    Hypernyms: socket, hole, cavity, opening
    Near-synonyms: eyehole, eye-pit
  2. The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it.
    Hypernyms: socket, hole, cavity, opening

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