Preferred Label : orbit evisceration;
MeSH definition : The surgical removal of the contents of the orbit. This includes the eyeball, blood
vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. It should be differentiated from
EYE EVISCERATION which removes the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.;
MeSH synonym : evisceration, orbit; orbit eviscerations; orbital eviscerations; eviscerations, orbit; orbital evisceration; evisceration, orbital; eviscerations, orbital;
MeSH annotation : removal of the contents of the orbit (see MeSH definition): do not confuse with EYE
EVISCERATION, removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact;
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not confuse with EYE EVISCERATION, removal of the inner contents of the eye, leaving
the sclera intact;
Origin ID : D017233;
UMLS CUI : C0162661;
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The surgical removal of the contents of the orbit. This includes the eyeball, blood
vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. It should be differentiated from
EYE EVISCERATION which removes the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.