oblique muscle

oblique muscle
A muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.

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  • Oblique muscle — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oblique muscle of auricle — The muscles of the auricula. Latin musculus obliquus auriculae Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • Superior oblique muscle — Superior oblique Rectus muscles: 2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris …   Wikipedia

  • Abdominal external oblique muscle — Muscles of the trunk …   Wikipedia

  • Inferior oblique muscle — Inferior oblique Rectus muscles: 2 = superior, 3 = inferior, 4 = medial, 5 = lateral Oblique muscles: 6 = superior, 8 = inferior Other muscle: 9 = levator palpebrae superioris …   Wikipedia

  • Abdominal internal oblique muscle — Muscles of the trunk …   Wikipedia

  • abdominal external oblique muscle — noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso • Syn: ↑external oblique muscle, ↑musculus obliquus externus abdominis, ↑oblique • Derivationally related forms: ↑oblique (for: ↑oblique) …   Useful english dictionary

  • external oblique muscle — noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso • Syn: ↑musculus obliquus externus abdominis, ↑abdominal external oblique muscle, ↑oblique • Derivationally related forms: ↑oblique (for: ↑oblique) …   Useful english dictionary

  • oblique muscle of abdomen external — musculus obliquus externus abdominis …   Medical dictionary

  • oblique muscle of abdomen internal — musculus obliquus internus abdominis …   Medical dictionary

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