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transorbital

transorbital

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Using the eye socket to reach the area behind the eye
  • adjective
  • /trænˈzɔrbɪtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transorbital
  • A TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMY THROUGH THE EYE SOCKET.
  • transorbital lobotomy

Examples

  • You ever heard of a transorbital lobotomy?

    Shutter Island (2010)

  • The procedure I'm about to do is called a transorbital lobotomy.

    Pennhurst (2012)

  • Procedures like the transorbital lobotomy.

    Shutter Island (2010)

  • To demonstrate not only the simplicity but also the speed of the process, I will perform transorbital lobotomy on 10 patients within an hour.

    Frances (1982)

  • The doctor explained that a transorbital procedure involves accessing the brain through the eye socket.

  • Many believe that the transorbital technique is less invasive than traditional methods for certain brain surgeries.

  • A transorbital approach allows surgeons to perform delicate procedures without needing large incisions.

Compounds

transorbital lobotomy
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A surgery that cuts connections in the front of the brain through the eye socket

Surface Forms

transorbital positive

Morphology

transorbital = orbital (transparent) = trans + orbit + al

The structure 'trans-' + 'orbital' directly yields 'through/across the orbit' in the medical sense (through the eye socket), so a learner who knows 'trans-' and 'orbital' can derive this meaning.

Etymology

Transorbital combines trans- meaning 'across' and orbital, from orbit meaning a 'path' or the 'eye socket' in anatomy. So a transorbital approach goes 'across the orbit', that is, through the eye socket to reach something behind the eye.