Definition of Medial rectus

1. Noun. The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially.

Exact synonyms: Medial Rectus Muscle, Rectus Medialis
Generic synonyms: Eye Muscle, Ocular Muscle

Definition of Medial rectus

1. Noun. A muscle in the orbit of the eye. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Medial rectus

1. Origin, medial part of the anulus tendineus communis; insertion, medial part of sclera of the eye; action, adduction; nerve supply, oculomotor. Synonym: musculus rectus medialis, musculus rectus internus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Medial Rectus

medial palpebral ligament
medial part of longitudinal arch of foot
medial part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles
medial patellar retinaculum
medial pectoral nerve
medial plantar artery
medial plantar nerve
medial plate of pterygoid process
medial pole of ovary
medial popliteal nerve
medial preoptic nucleus
medial process of calcaneal tuberosity
medial pterygoid
medial pterygoid plate
medial puboprostatic ligament
medial rectus (current term)
medial rectus muscle
medial root of median nerve
medial root of optic tract
medial rotator
medial s
medial s's
medial segment
medial striate artery
medial sulcus of crus cerebri
medial superior genicular artery
medial supraclavicular nerve
medial supracondylar crest
medial supracondylar ridge
medial sural cutaneous nerve

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