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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

organ go
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

contractile organ, contractor go
a bodily organ that contracts

muscle, musculus go
one of the contractile organs of the body

ocular muscle, eye muscle
one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball

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4 Subcategories

abducens muscle, lateral rectus muscle, lateral rectus, rectus lateralis go
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
inferior rectus muscle, inferior rectus, rectus inferior go
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially
medial rectus muscle, medial rectus, rectus medialis go
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially
superior rectus muscle, superior rectus, rectus superior go
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially