Orbital tubercle
Tuberculum orbitale
- Latin synonym: Eminentia orbitalis
Definition
The orbital tubercle is a small eminence for the attachment to the lateral palpebral ligament, just within the lateral margin of the orbit.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
