The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infraorbital \In`fra*or"bit*al\, a. [Infra + orbital.] (Anat.) Below the orbit; as, the infraorbital foramen; the infraorbital nerve.
Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Below the orbit (of the eye)
WordNet
Wikipedia
Infraorbital is an anatomical term which means, literally, inferior to (below or beneath) the eye socket ( orbit). Some examples of uses of the term are:
- Infraorbital artery
- Infraorbital foramen
- Infraorbital canal
- Infraorbital groove
- Infraorbital sinus
Usage examples of "infraorbital".
The lack of oxygen carried by the occipital artery, as well as the parietal branch of the superficial temporal artery and the deep temporal artery, has caused some damage in the infraorbital nerve affecting speech, as well as the superorbital nerve and the facial nerve.
He found that this anomaly was caused by a congenital malformation and remarkable development of the infraorbital ridge of the maxillary bone.