oblique muscle

== English == === Alternative forms === oblique (ellipsis) obliquus === Noun === oblique muscle (plural oblique muscles) (anatomy) A muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball. Hyponyms: external oblique muscle, inferior oblique muscle, internal oblique muscle, obliquus capitis inferior, obliquus capitis superior, superior oblique muscle ==== Derived terms ==== internal oblique muscle ==== Translations ==== === References === “oblique”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.