abductor oculi

noun

A muscle that draws the eye outwards

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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteanatomyA muscle that draws the eye outwards

    date? The Royal English dictionary: or, A treasury of the English language The Abductor oculi, or abductor of the eyes is one of the four muscles, which rises from the bottom of the orbit, and draws the eye towards the outward canthus...

Origin

From Latin.

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APA

abductor oculi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductor%20oculi

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“abductor oculi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductor%20oculi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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