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ocular muscle

DEFINITIONS OF: ocular muscle

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n one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball

Synonyms:
eye muscle
Types:
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abducens muscle, lateral rectus, lateral rectus muscle, rectus lateralis
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
inferior rectus, inferior rectus muscle, rectus inferior
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
medial rectus, medial rectus muscle, rectus medialis
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
rectus superior, superior rectus, superior rectus muscle
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
Type of:
muscle, musculus
one of the contractile organs of the body
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