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lateral rectus

 

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Noun lateral rectus has 1 sense
  1. abducens muscle, lateral rectus muscle, lateral rectus, rectus lateralis - the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
    --1 is a kind of ocular muscle, eye muscle

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Lateral Rectus

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: Anatomy

Definition: The lateral rectus is one of the six extraocular muscles responsible for the movement of the eye. It is located on the outer side of the eyeball, and its main function is to abduct the eye, moving it away from the midline of the face.

Sample Sentence: The lateral rectus muscle works in conjunction with the medial rectus muscle to enable horizontal movement of the eye.


Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Local

Definition: Referring to something situated or positioned on the side.

Sample Sentence: The lateral rectus border marks the boundary between the neighboring towns.


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