Medical Definition of Orbital eminence of zygomatic bone

1. A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball. Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orbital Eminence Of Zygomatic Bone

orbispaces
orbit
orbit evisceration
orbit period
orbita
orbital
orbital abscess
orbital artery
orbital axis
orbital branch of middle meningeal artery
orbital branch of pterygopalatine ganglion
orbital cavities
orbital cavity
orbital decompression
orbital diseases
orbital eminence of zygomatic bone (current term)
orbital exenteration
orbital fat-pad
orbital forming
orbital fractures
orbital gyri
orbital hernia
orbital implant
orbital index
orbital lamina of ethmoid bone
orbital layer of ethmoid bone
orbital margin of eyelids
orbital motion
orbital muscle

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