extraocular muscle

noun ex·tra·oc·u·lar muscle \ˌek-strə-ˈä-kyə-lər-\

Definition of EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE

: any of six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement of the eyeball in relation to the orbit

1939

Medical Dictionary

noun ex·tra·oc·u·lar muscle \-ˈäk-yə-lər-\

: any of six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement of the eyeball in relation to the orbit

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