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lateral rectus muscle
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lateral rectus muscle - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outwardabducens muscle, lateral rectus, rectus lateraliseye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball |
EncyclopediaSeemusclelateral rectus muscle
lat·er·al rec·tus mus·cle (lat'ĕr-ăl rek'tŭs mŭs'ĕl) Origin, lateral part of the common tendinous ring that bridges superior orbital fissure; insertion, lateral part of sclera of eye; action, abduction; nerve supply, abducens.
Synonym(s): musculus rectus lateralis [TA] , abducens oculi. lateral rectus muscleExtraocular muscle. Origin: tendinous ring around optic nerve at rear of orbit. Insertion: temporal edge of eyeball in front of its equator. Nerve: abducens (CN VI). Action: turns eye laterally. See: extraocular for illus.See also: musclelateral rectus muscle
Related to lateral rectus muscle: medial rectus muscleSynonyms for lateral rectus musclenoun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outwardSynonyms- abducens muscle
- lateral rectus
- rectus lateralis
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