- extraocular
- Adjacent to but outside the eyeball.
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ex·tra·oc·u·lar (eks″trə-okґu-lər) situated outside the eye.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
extraocular
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extraocular — Por fuera del ojo. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
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Extraocular implant — An extraocular implant (also known as eyeball jewelry) is a cosmetic implant involving a tiny piece of decorative jewelry which is implanted within the superficial, interpalpebral conjunctiva of the human eye. Contents 1 History and culture 2… … Wikipedia
extraocular — adj. [L. extra, outside; oculus, eye] Away from or beyond the eyes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
extraocular — adjective Situated outside of or away from the eyes … Wiktionary
extraocular — adj. occurring outside the eyes … English contemporary dictionary
extraocular — ex·tra·ocular … English syllables
extraocular — Located outside the eye … English dictionary of cancer terms
extraocular muscle — noun Date: 1939 any of six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement of the eyeball in relation to the orbit … New Collegiate Dictionary
extraocular muscle — /ek streuh ok yeuh leuhr, ek streuh /, Anat. See extrinsic eye muscle. [1935 40; EXTRA + OCULAR] * * * … Universalium
