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extraocular muscle

[ek-struh-ok-yuh-ler, ek-struh-]
noun Anatomy.
  1. extrinsic eye muscle.
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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.
  1. Any of the six small muscles that control movement of the eyeball within the socket.
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