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extraocular muscle

[ek-struh-ok-yuh-ler, ek-struh-]

noun Anatomy.

extrinsic eye muscle.

Origin of extraocular muscle

First recorded in 1935–40; extra- + ocular

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extraocular muscle in Medicine

extraocular muscle

[ĕk′strə-ŏk′yə-lər]

n.

Any of the six small muscles that control movement of the eyeball within the socket.

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