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ocular muscle

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Noun1.ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeballocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
abducens muscle, lateral rectus, lateral rectus muscle, rectus lateralis - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
inferior rectus, inferior rectus muscle, rectus inferior - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
medial rectus, medial rectus muscle, rectus medialis - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
rectus superior, superior rectus, superior rectus muscle - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially


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