OCULOMOTOR

oculomotor, oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve

(noun) supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

oculomotor (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.

Source: Wiktionary


Oc`u*lo*mo"tor, a. Etym: [Oculo- + motor.] (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit.

– n.

Definition: The oculomotor nerve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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