Landström's muscle

Landström's muscle definition - medical

Land·ström's muscle (ländˈstrœmzˌ)

noun
Microscopic muscle fibers that are attached to the eyelids and to the anterior orbital fascia, and that draw the eyeball forward and the lids backward.

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