oculomotor

English

Etymology

From oculo- (“relating to the eye”) +‎ motor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒk.jʊl.ə(ʊ)ˌməʊ.tə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑk.jəl.əˈmoʊ.tɚ/
• Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Adjective

oculomotor (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.
2. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oculomotor nerve.

Derived terms

• oculomotor cap
• oculomotor nerve
• oculomotor nucleus
• preoculomotor
• supraoculomotor

 

Related terms

• oculomotion

Translations

relating to eye movement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動眼的 / 动眼的 (dòngyǎnde)

• Greek: οφθαλμοκινητικός (el) (ofthalmokinitikós)
• Italian: oculomotore (it)
• Spanish: oculomotor (es)

References

• “oculomotor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “oculomotor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oculomoteur.

Adjective

oculomotor m or n (feminine singular oculomotoare, masculine plural oculomotori, feminine and neuter plural oculomotoare)

1. oculomotor

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	oculomotor		oculomotoare		oculomotori	oculomotoare
	definite	oculomotorul		oculomotoarea		oculomotorii	oculomotoarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	oculomotor		oculomotoare		oculomotori	oculomotoare
	definite	oculomotorului		oculomotoarei		oculomotorilor	oculomotoarelor

Spanish

Etymology

From oculo- +‎ motor.

Adjective

oculomotor (feminine oculomotora, masculine plural oculomotores, feminine plural oculomotoras)

1. (anatomy) oculomotor