inferior oblique muscle

English

Alternative forms

• inferior oblique (ellipsis)

Noun

inferior oblique muscle (plural inferior oblique muscles)

1. (anatomy) 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.

   Synonym: obliquus oculi inferior

   Coordinate term: superior oblique muscle

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下斜肌 (xià xié jī)

• Italian: muscolo obliquo inferiore m
• Spanish: músculo oblicuo inferior m

References

• “oblique, .”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.