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orbit (View picture)
(English) The dermal or bony eye socket; bony cavity in the skull where the eyeball is housed; the eye socket, usually surrounded by bone. (See also: eye)
orbite (View picture)
(French) Cavité dermique ou osseuse de l'oeil ; cavité osseuse dans le crâne où le globe oculaire est logé ; cavité oculaire, habituellement entourée par des os. (See also: eye)
órbita (View picture)
(Portuguese) Osso circundante do olho; cavidade óssea do crâneo onde está alojado o globo ocular. (See also: eye)

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