eye muscle

/aɪ ˌmʌsəl/

Other forms: eye muscles

Definitions of eye muscle

1. noun

   one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
   synonyms: ocular muscle

   types:

   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