superior oblique muscle

English

Alternative forms

superior oblique (ellipsis)

Noun

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

muscle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 上斜肌 (shàng xié jī)
Italian: muscolo obliquo superiore m
Spanish: musculo oblicuo superior m

References

“oblique, .”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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