inferior orbital fissure

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inferior orbital fissure (plural inferior orbital fissures)

  1. (anatomy) 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.
    Coordinate term: superior orbital fissure

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