oculomotor

Thân thiện

The doctor tests the patient's oculomotor nerve function.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The third cranial nerve: The oculomotor is a nerve that originates in the brain and controls most of the eye's movements and certain pupil functions.

Usage

• The term "oculomotor" is used primarily in medical, anatomical, and neurological contexts to refer to the specific nerve or its functions.
• It is a countable noun. You can refer to "the oculomotor" or "the oculomotor nerve."

Examples

• Noun:
  • Damage to the oculomotor can cause double vision and a drooping eyelid.
  • The oculomotor nerve controls the movement of several extrinsic eye muscles.

Advanced Usage

• "Oculomotor palsy": A condition characterized by paralysis or weakness of the muscles controlled by the oculomotor nerve.
  • The patient was diagnosed with an oculomotor palsy following the head injury.

Variants and Related Words

• Oculomotor nerve (n phrase): The full anatomical term for the nerve.
  • The oculomotor nerve is also responsible for constricting the pupil.

Synonyms

• Cranial nerve III: The formal numerical designation for the oculomotor nerve.
• Third cranial nerve: An alternative descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• Oculomotor system (n phrase): The broader neural system responsible for controlling eye movements.
  • The study focuses on disorders of the oculomotor system.

Học thuật

Noun

1. supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye

Từ đồng nghĩa

• oculomotor nerve
• nervus oculomotorius
• third cranial nerve