extraocular muscle

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

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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“Extraocular muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraocular%20muscle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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extraocular muscle

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Medical Definition of extraocular muscle

: any of 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 —abbreviation EOM — see oblique sense b, rectus sense 2

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