- supraorbital torus
- nouna ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket• Syn: ↑supraorbital ridge, ↑superciliary ridge, ↑superciliary arch• Hypernyms: ↑ridge
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Supraorbital ridge — The supraorbital ridge, or brow ridge, refer to a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates. In Homo sapiens sapiens (modern man) the eyebrows are located on their lower margin.Other terms in use are: * supraorbital arch *… … Wikipedia
supraorbital ridge — noun a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket • Syn: ↑supraorbital torus, ↑superciliary ridge, ↑superciliary arch • Hypernyms: ↑ridge * * * noun or supra … Useful english dictionary
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browridge — /brow rij /, n. Anat. the bony prominence above the eye. Also, brow ridge. Also called supraorbital ridge, superciliary ridge. [1895 1900; BROW + RIDGE] * * * ▪ anatomy also called supraorbital torus bony ridge over the eye sockets… … Universalium
superciliary arch — noun a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket • Syn: ↑supraorbital ridge, ↑supraorbital torus, ↑superciliary ridge • Hypernyms: ↑ridge * * * noun see superciliary ridge … Useful english dictionary
superciliary ridge — noun a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket • Syn: ↑supraorbital ridge, ↑supraorbital torus, ↑superciliary arch • Hypernyms: ↑ridge * * * noun or superc … Useful english dictionary
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