periorbita

{{Short description|Periosteum lining the walls of the bony orbit}}

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| Name = Periorbita

| Latin = periorbita

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| Caption = Eye

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| Caption2 = Orbit

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The periorbita is the area around the orbit. Sometimes it refers specifically to the layer of tissue surrounding the orbit that consists of periosteum.[http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/srchcont_dict.asp?src=Periorbita Periorbita] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050529/http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/srchcont_dict.asp?src=periorbita |date=2016-03-04 }} at eMedicine Dictionary{{cite web |url=http://www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html#P |title=Pathology - Glossary |accessdate=2008-03-09 |format= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080223225624/http://www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html#P |archivedate = 2008-02-23}} However, it may refer to anything that is around the orbit, such as in periorbital cellulitis.