lay 4, noun (oh) and orbital layer of ethmoid bone (medicine)

lay 4, noun (oh)

4 n [C]
[Sense: 1-3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: LAY1]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: lai]
the lay of the land
a) the situation that exists at a particular time
::Get the lay of the land before you make any decisions.
b) the appearance of an area of land, for example the way it slopes
the lay of sth
the appearance of something and where each part of it is
::Mr. Lowe will give you the lay of the camp and tell you what we're going to be doing.
be a good/quick/easy etc lay
informal to be a good, quick etc person to have sex with
literary a poem or song

orbital layer of ethmoid bone (medicine)

orbital layer of ethmoid bone -->
orbital plate of ethmoid bone

A thin plate of ethmoid bone forming part of the medial wall of the orbit and the lateral wall for the ethmoidal labyrinth.

Synonym: lamina orbitalis ossis ethmoidalis, lamina papyracea, orbital lamina of ethmoid bone, orbital layer of ethmoid bone, orbital plate, paper plate, papyraceous plate.

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