Extraocular-muscle


[ek-struh-ok-yuh-ler, ek-struh-] /ˈɛk strəˈɒk yə lər, ˌɛk strə-/

noun, Anatomy.
1.
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extraocular muscle ex·tra·oc·u·lar muscle (ěk’strə-ŏk’yə-lər)
n.
Any of the six small muscles that control movement of the eyeball within the socket.

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