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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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