extraocular muscle
English
editNoun
editextraocular muscle (plural extraocular muscles)
- (anatomy) 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.
References
edit- “extraocular muscle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.