Oculomotor


[ok-yuh-loh-moh-ter] /ˌɒk yə loʊˈmoʊ tər/

adjective
1.
moving or tending to move the eyeball:
an oculomotor muscle.
/ˌɒkjʊləʊˈməʊtə/
adjective
1.
relating to or causing eye movements

oculomotor oc·u·lo·mo·tor (ŏk’yə-lō-mō’tər)
adj.

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