extraocular muscle
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English
Noun
extraocular muscle (plural extraocular muscles)
- (anatomy) 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.
References
- “extraocular muscle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.