Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated in the orbit of the eye; lying in the eye-socket.
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In all varieties of intra-orbital tumour exophthalmos is a prominent feature (Figs. 238, 239), and when the protrusion of the eyeball is marked the lids become swollen, œdematous, and dusky.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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In cellulitis of the orbit, intra-orbital tumour, gumma and aneurysm in the region of the cavernous sinus, also, the optic nerve may be implicated.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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