extraocular muscle
English edit
Noun edit
extraocular 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.