SINCE 1828
extraocular muscle
noun
ex·tra·oc·u·lar muscle
| \ ˌek-strə-ˈä-kyə-lər-
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Definition of extraocular muscle
: any of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit
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