retroorbital

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English

Etymology

From retro- +‎ orbital.

Adjective

retroorbital (not comparable)

  1. Behind the orbit of the eye
    • 2015, John B. Presloid, Isabel S. Novella, Andrew Mehle, “RNA Viruses and RNAi: Quasispecies Implications for Viral Escape”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI:
      RNAi is effective in protecting mice from influenza infection both when administered through retroorbital injection [54] or intranasally [62].

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