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lateral rectus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
lat-er-al rec-tus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.

Inflected Forms

lateral recti (plural) lateral rectus muscle (alternative) rectus lateralis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

inferior rectus medial rectus superior rectus

Synonyms

abducens muscle lateral rectus muscle rectus lateralis

Questions

What does lateral rectus mean?
The longest of the four extraocular muscles of the eyeball in the orbit, which arises by two heads from the border of the optic foramen and inserts into the lateral aspect of the sclera.

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