HyperDic: superior_rectus

English > 1 sense of the expression superior rectus:
NOUNbodysuperior rectus, superior rectus muscle, rectus superiorthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
English > superior rectus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially.
Synonymssuperior rectus muscle, rectus superior
Broaderocular muscle, eye muscleOne of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
Spanishmúsculo recto superior, recto superior
Catalanmúscul recte superior de l'ull

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