extraocular muscle

noun

Any of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit.

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Meanings

nounextraocular muscle (plural extraocular muscles)

plural extraocular muscles

  1. anatomyAny of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit.
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extraocular muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraocular%20muscle

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