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elevator muscle of upper eyelid

elevator muscle of upper eyelid definition - medical

elevator muscle of upper eyelid

noun
A muscle with origin from the sphenoid bone, with insertion into the eyelid, tarsal plate, and walls of the eye socket, with nerve supply from the oculomotor nerve, and whose action raises the upper eyelid.

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