extraocular muscles

A form of extraocular muscle — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of extraocular muscle
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