eye socket
Orbital bone depression
The eye socket is the bony cavity in the skull that contains and protects the eyeball.
Also called the orbit.
The term appears in descriptions of injury or anatomy: The blow fractured his eye socket.
Figuratively, deep-set or sunken eyes seem to recede into their sockets.
Head's bone casing
- craniumSkull bone structure
- orbitCurved celestial path
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- sphenoidButterfly-shaped cranial bone
ethmoid · lacrimal · frontal · nasal · fossa · bone · cavity · foramen
Empty within
- cavityEmpty space within
- recessPause in activity
- depressionProlonged low state
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
sunken · deep-set · indentation · pit · void · recessed · cavernous
Organ of sight
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- pupilLearner or eye opening
cornea · lens · optic nerve · muscles · fat · vessels · nerves · conjunctiva
skull
Head's bone casing
sphenoid · ethmoid · lacrimal · frontal · nasal · fossa · bone · cavity · foramen · periosteum
hollow
Empty within
- cavityEmpty space within
- recessPause in activity
- depressionProlonged low state
concave · sunken · deep-set · indentation · pit · void · recessed · cavernous
eyeball
Organ of sight
pupil · cornea · lens · optic nerve · muscles · fat · vessels · nerves · conjunctiva · sclera
brow ridge
Bone prominence above eyes
visor · guard · protective eyewear · safety glasses · face shield
fracture
Split in hard material
bruising · hematoma · contusion · ruptured · shattered · broken · displaced · reconstructive surgery
- skull partsfrontal bone, skull cap, coronal suture, lambdoid suture, fontanelle
- reptile bonesskull, femur, tibia, fibula, humerus
- skeletal openingsforamen, foramen ovale, mental foramen, infraorbital foramen, spinal canal
- animal anatomyskull, teeth, ears, eyes, nose
- dinosaur bodyskull, skeleton, bones, tail, teeth
- hollowscavity, crater, hollow, dent, hole