English Explanatory Dictionary

superior rectus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The thinnest and narrowest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the superior aspect of the sclera.

Word forms

superior rectus superior recti superior rectus muscle rectus superior
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