superior recti

A form of superior rectus — The thinnest and narrowest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the superior aspect of the sclera.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of superior rectus
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