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Eye socket

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003103

The space within the skull that contains the eye, including its nerves and muscles. The eye socket also includes the eyelids and the glands that make tears. It is made up of seven bones that surround and protect the eye. Also called orbit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003103
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsorbit
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003103",
  "term": "Eye socket",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The space within the skull that contains the eye, including its nerves and muscles. The eye socket also includes the eyelids and the glands that make tears. It is made up of seven bones that surround and protect the eye. Also called orbit.",
  "synonyms": [
    "orbit"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/eye-socket/"
}

Record 7,088 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.