extraocular
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- adjective
- /ˌɛkstrəˈɑkjələr/
- Specialized
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extraocular
- There was no involvement of the swallowing, neck, and extraocular muscles.
- extraocular muscles
- extraocular movement
Examples
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All patients had full restoration of extraocular movements and resolution of infraorbital dysesthesia.
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Extraocular movement is impaired, and visual acuity might be impaired at a later stage.
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In addition to historical and physical assessment, photographs and video of extraocular movement were obtained for each patient seen.
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During evaluation, paralysis of the extraocular muscles prevents the patient from moving her left eye.
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The patient's extraocular muscle movements and visual acuity were intact bilaterally.
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MRIs demonstrate the invasion of the orbit and displacement of extraocular muscles.
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All patients demonstrated complete extraocular movements (including the patient in Figure 1) and full resolution of infraorbital dysesthesia (Figure 2).
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On initial presentation, 73% of the patients had diplopia, 45% demonstrated decreased extraocular movements, 18% had enophthalmos, and 82% experienced infraorbital numbness.
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Recognized clinical effects of orbital floor fractures include diplopia, impaired extraocular muscle motility, enophthalmos, hypoglobus, and infraorbital dysesthesia.
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The doctor examined the patient's eyes and noted good extraocular movements during the check-up.
Synonyms
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The eye socket and area around the eye
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Near the eye socket that holds the eye
Around the eye
Antonyms
How Ocular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extraocular is made of extra- ('outside') and ocular ('eye'), the same ocular you see in binocular. So, Extraocular means something that is 'outside' the eyeball, like the muscles or tissues around the eye.