extraocular muscle

noun 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

First Known Use of extraocular muscle

1939

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extraocular muscle

noun

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 b, rectus 2