lateral rectus
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]lateral rectus (plural lateral recti)
- (anatomy) The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.
- Coordinate terms: inferior rectus, medial rectus, superior rectus
Translations
[edit]muscle
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References
[edit]- “rectus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.