English > eye muscle: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | One of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball. |
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Synonym | ocular muscle |
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Part of | eye, oculus, optic | The organ of sight |
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Narrower | abducens muscle, lateral rectus muscle, lateral rectus, rectus lateralis | The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward |
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inferior rectus muscle, inferior rectus, rectus inferior | The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially |
medial rectus muscle, medial rectus, rectus medialis | The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially |
superior rectus muscle, superior rectus, rectus superior | The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially |
Broader | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
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Spanish | músculo ocular |
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