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- New Latin · borrowed fromorbiculāris oculī
- English todayorbicularis oculi
Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris oculī, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris oculī (“orbicular muscle of the eye”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
orbicularis oculi
Today it means: A muscle of the face that encircles the orbit and passes through the eyelids, serving to close the eye. Full definition →
New Latin orbiculāris oculī