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PARS ORBITALIS MUSCULI ORBICULARIS OCULI [1 record]

Record 1 2024-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The part of the orbicularis oculi muscle that arises from the medial margin of the orbit and surrounds it and the palpebral part of the muscle, inserting near the site of origin.

OBS

orbital part of orbicularis oculi; pars orbitalis musculi orbicularis oculi: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

partie orbitaire du muscle orbiculaire de l'œil : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

pars orbitalis musculi orbicularis oculi : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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