English Dictionary

lateral rectus

noun

(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.

The lateral rectus is one of the six extraocular muscles responsible for eye movement.

意味（1）

(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.