Medical Dictionary

extraocular muscle

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

Medical 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

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