Synonym(s)
- EOM - extraocular muscle
- extra-ocular muscle group
- extrinsic muscle of eye
- extrinsic muscles of eyeball
- extrinsic ocular muscle
- muscle of orbit
- oculomotor muscles
- orbital muscle group
Definition(s)
- The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, superior oblique, musculus orbitalis, and levator palpebrae superioris.
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Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
- Voluntary muscles which control eye movement.
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Definition from: CRISP Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
See also Understanding Medical Terminology.