English Explanatory Dictionary

superior oblique muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

superior oblique muscle superior oblique muscles superior oblique

Synonyms

obliquus oculi superior
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