noun
Either of the third pair of cranial nerves, which originate in the midbrain and control most of the muscles that move the eyeballs.
oculomotor nerve
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oculomotor nerve - Medical Definition
n.
Either of the third pair of cranial nerves, which originate in the midbrain and control most of the muscles that move the eyeballs.
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