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excyclotorsion

excyclotorsion noun: the outward torsional movement of the eye, mediated by the inferior oblique muscle.

Noun

excyclotorsion (uncountable)

  1. The outward torsional movement of the eye, mediated by the inferior oblique muscle.

Origin of excyclotorsion

From ex- + cyclotorsion.

Questions about excyclotorsion

What does excyclotorsion mean?
Excyclotorsion means the outward torsional movement of the eye, mediated by the inferior oblique muscle.
What part of speech is excyclotorsion?
Excyclotorsion is a noun.

Words near excyclotorsion in the dictionary

  1. excycloduct
  2. excycloduction
  3. excycloductions
  4. excyclophoria
  5. excyclophorias
  6. excyclotorsion
  7. excyclotropia
  8. excyclotropias
  9. excyclotropic
  10. excyclovergence
  11. excyst

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