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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
