Definition of Preorbital. Meaning of Preorbital. Synonyms of Preorbital

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Definition of Preorbital

Preorbital
Preorbital Pre*or"bit*al, a. (Anat.) Situated in front or the orbit.

Meaning of Preorbital from wikipedia

- The preorbital gland is a paired exocrine gland found in many species of artiodactyls, which is homologous to the lacrimal gland found in humans. These...
- typically opened involuntarily as a result of facial muscle contractions, the preorbital glands near the eyes can be voluntarily opened much wider and even everted...
- deer family differs from cervids, or true deer, by lacking antlers and preorbital glands also, possessing only a single pair of teats, a gallbladder, a...
- females. Muntjacs are unique among the deer, having large, obvious facial (preorbital, in front of the eyes) scent glands used to mark territories or to attract...
- Pronghorns have a distinct, musky odor. Males mark territory with a preorbital scent gland which is on the sides of the head. The major chemical component...
- tan. A bare black spot below the inside corner of each eye contains a preorbital gland that produces a dark, sticky secretion. Dik-diks insert gr**** stems...
- have only two functional teats. Unlike serows, gorals have no working preorbital glands. Grubb, P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal...
- as the presence of any extraocular muscle entrapment and herniation of preorbital fat into the sinus cavities. The location of the orbital emphysema is...
- their mating period (rut). These deer have well developed metatarsal and preorbital glands. The volatile components of these glands were examined from a free-ranging...
- nose. Four major glands are the preorbital, forehead, tarsal, and metatarsal glands. Secretions from the preorbital glands (in front of the eye) were...