lateral recti

A form of lateral rectus — The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lateral rectus
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