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Definition of Rectus lateralis
1. Noun. The ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward.
Generic synonyms: Eye Muscle, Ocular Muscle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rectus Lateralis
Literary usage of Rectus lateralis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The contraction of the rectus lateralis or Rectus medialis, ... Thus, in turning
the eyes to the right, the rectus lateralis of the right eye will act in ..."
2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"... the neck by an examination of the scalene muscles and the rectus capitis
lateralis muscle. SCALENE MUSCLES AND rectus lateralis. ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1858)
"rectus lateralis. Longus Colli. The Rectus Capitis Anticus Major (fig. 141),
broad and thick above, narrow below, appears like a continuation upwards of the ..."
4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1908)
"The rectus lateralis arises from the fore-part of the upper surface of the
extremity of the transverse process of the atlas, and is inserted into the under ..."
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