SUPRAORBITAL

supraorbital, supraocular

(adjective) located or occurring above the eye socket

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

supraorbital (not comparable)

(anatomy) Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.

Noun

supraorbital (plural supraorbitals)

An ossification above the eye sockets

Source: Wiktionary


Su`pra*or"bit*al, Su`pra*or"bit*ar, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated above the orbit of the eye. Supraorbital point (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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