RECTUS SUPERIOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does rectus superior mean? • RECTUS SUPERIOR (noun)
The noun RECTUS SUPERIOR has 1 sense:
1. the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
Familiarity information: RECTUS SUPERIOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RECTUS SUPERIOR (noun)
Meaning:
The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
rectus superior; superior rectus; superior rectus muscle
Hypernyms ("rectus superior" is a kind of...):
eye muscle; ocular muscle (one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball)
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