eye socket

== English == === Alternative forms === eye-socket, eyesocket === Etymology === From eye +‎ socket. === Pronunciation === === Noun === eye socket (plural eye sockets) (anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit. Synonyms: cranial orbit, orbital cavity, orbit Hypernyms: socket, hole, cavity, opening Near-synonyms: eyehole, eye-pit The entire eyehole in the face: both the bony orbit and the flesh that surrounds it. Hypernyms: socket, hole, cavity, opening ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====