laterotorsion

laterotorsion

 [lat″er-o-tor´shun] turning of the eyeball to the left or right on its anteroposterior axis.Forward gaze A contrasted with laterotorsion B. From Dorland's, 2000.

lat·er·o·tor·sion

(lat'ĕr-ō-tōr'shŭn), A twisting to one side; denoting rotation of the eyeball around its anteroposterior axis, so that the top part of the cornea turns away from the sagittal plane. [latero- + L. torsio, a twisting]

lat·er·o·tor·sion

(lat'ĕr-ō-tōr'shŭn) A twisting to one side; denoting rotation of the eyeball around its anteroposterior axis, so that the top part of the cornea turns away from the sagittal plane. [latero- + L. torsio, a twisting]