Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated outside of or away from the eyes: in entomology, said of antennæ which are distant from or behind the compound eyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antennæ of certain insects.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
extraocular .
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Examples
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The EMR-generated report I received dutifully reported a full mental status was normal, that the extra-ocular movements were intact, the pupils equal, round and reactive to light, the oropharynx was benign, the dentition in good repair, that the neck was free of lymphadenopathy, jugular venous distention, bruit or goiter and that the trachea was midline....
It Happened Again! 1 Dinosaur 2009
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Ebadzadeh M, Darlot C (2003) Cerebellar learning of bio-mechanical functions of extra-ocular muscles: modeling by artificial neural networks.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Rodolphe J. Gentili et al. 2009
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Sclera • Whites of the eye • Made up of 3 layers • Tough, fibrous tissue: site of extra-ocular muscle attachment • Opaque ... allows no light to enter • Subject to inflammation
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Sclera • Whites of the eye • Made up of 3 layers • Tough, fibrous tissue: site of extra-ocular muscle attachment • Opaque ... allows no light to enter • Subject to inflammation
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