extraocular muscle

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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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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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