superior oblique muscle

n.

A muscle with origin above the medial margin of the optic canal, with insertion by a tendon passing through the trochlea to the sclera between the superior rectus and lateral rectus muscles, with nerve supply from the trochlear nerve, and whose action directs the pupil of the eye downward and outward.

Words nearby superior oblique muscle

superior longitudinal fasciculus, superior medullary velum, superior mesenteric lymph node, superior mesenteric plexus, superior mesenteric vein, superior oblique muscle, superior oblique muscle of head, superior ophthalmic vein, superior orbital fissure, superior ovary, superior petrosal sinus