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inferior oblique

inferior oblique is the ellipsis of inferior oblique muscle.

Meaning of inferior oblique muscle

Noun

inferior oblique muscle (plural inferior oblique muscles)

  1. A short extraocular muscle that arises from the orbital surface of the maxilla, is inserted slightly in front of and below the superior oblique muscle, and moves the eye upward and laterally.

Forms of inferior oblique

pluralinferior obliques

Questions about inferior oblique

What is inferior oblique the ellipsis of?
Inferior oblique is the ellipsis of inferior oblique muscle.

Words near inferior oblique in the dictionary

  1. inferior laryngeal nerve
  2. inferior mesenteric arteries
  3. inferior mesenteric artery
  4. inferior nasal concha
  5. inferior nasal conchae
  6. inferior oblique
  7. inferior oblique muscle
  8. inferior oblique muscles
  9. inferior obliques
  10. inferior orbital fissure
  11. inferior orbital fissures

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