Orbital

Orbital (medicine)

Orbital (pronounced: /ˈɔːrbɪtəl/) refers to anything related to the orbit, the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. The term is derived from the Latin word "orbita", meaning a track or path.

Etymology

The term "orbital" comes from the Latin "orbita", which was used to describe a track or path. In the context of anatomy, it was used to describe the path or track that the eye follows in the skull.

Related Terms

• Orbit: The bony socket containing the eyeball.
• Orbital cavity: The space within the orbit, housing the eye and its appendages.
• Orbital floor: The bottom wall of the orbit, primarily made up of the maxilla and palatine bones.
• Orbital roof: The top wall of the orbit, primarily made up of the frontal bone.
• Orbital septum: A membranous sheet that acts as the anterior boundary of the orbit.
• Orbital cellulitis: An infection of the tissues within the orbit.
• Orbital fracture: A break in one or more of the bones surrounding the eye socket.

See Also

• Eye socket
• Human eye
• Anatomy of the human eye

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Orbital
• Wikipedia's article - Orbital

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