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Noun: lateral rectus muscle
  1. The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
    - abducens muscle, lateral rectus, rectus lateralis

Derived forms: lateral rectus muscles

Type of: eye muscle, ocular muscle

Encyclopedia: Lateral rectus muscle

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