HyperDic: superior_rectus_muscle

English > 1 sense of the expression superior rectus muscle:
NOUNbodysuperior rectus muscle, superior rectus, rectus superiorthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
English > superior rectus muscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially.
Synonymssuperior rectus, 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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