superior oblique muscle
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- superior oblique (ellipsis)
Noun[edit]
superior oblique muscle (plural superior oblique muscles)
- (anatomy) A long thin extraocular muscle that arises just above the margin of the optic foramen, is inserted on the upper part of the eyeball, and moves the eye downward and laterally.
- Synonym: obliquus oculi superior
- Coordinate term: inferior oblique muscle
Translations[edit]
muscle
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References[edit]
- “oblique, .”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.