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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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The first known use of extraocular muscle was in 1939
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