† recludentadj.
Anatomy. Obsolete. rare.
Designating the muscle (the levator palpebrae superioris) that raises the upper eyelid and opens the eye.
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recludent1684
choanoid1839
infratrochlear1840
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xiv. 466/1 A Wound inflicted from the Eye-brows downwards hinders..not the opening of the Eyes: for by such a Wound the Fibres of the Recludent or Elevating Muscle [L. recludentis sive elevantis musculi]..are not cut asunder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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