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👁️ Below the eye 🧠 A facial nerve
infraorbital

infraorbital

8.9
A nerve under the eye that gives feeling to the cheek, upper lip, lower eyelid and side of the nose
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnfrəˈɔrbɪtəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nervio infraorbitario
  • The dentist carefully injected anesthetic near the infraorbital nerve to numb the patient's upper lip and cheek.

Examples

  • The infraorbital nerve is crucial for facial sensation.

  • Damage to the infraorbital can cause numbness in the cheek and upper lip area.

  • The dentist carefully injected anesthetic near the infraorbital to numb the patient's upper lip.

  • Surgeons must identify the infraorbital during facial procedures to avoid nerve injury.

  • Can you feel the infraorbital area being stimulated?

  • Surgeons must locate the infraorbital nerve during facial surgeries to prevent loss of sensation.

  • Damage to the infraorbital nerve can lead to numbness in the lower eyelid and side of the nose.

Compounds

infraorbital artery
  • Specialized
7.2

A blood vessel that carries blood to the lower eyelid, cheek and upper lip

Surface Forms

infraorbital singular
infraorbitals plural

Morphology

infraorbital = orbital (transparent) = infra + orbit + al

Adding infra- to orbital yields the predictable anatomical meaning 'below the orbit'.

Etymology

Infraorbital names the infraorbital nerve and joins infra- 'below' with orbit 'eye socket'. So, the infraorbital is the nerve under the eye that gives 'feeling' to the cheek, lower eyelid and upper lip.