Medical terminology · Ophthalmology

Enophthalmos

MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Recession of the eyeball into the orbit.

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Reference details

MeSH descriptor: D015841
Vocabulary edition: 2026
Tree positions: C11.675.319

Scope and definition

Recession of the eyeball into the orbit.

Entry terms and synonyms

Enophthalmos

Classification tree positions

C11.675.319

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