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superior rectus

the extrinsic eye muscle that rotates the eye upward when the eye is pointing away from the nose and that contributes to upward motion (together with the superior oblique) when it contracts with the eye pointing straight ahead.

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isochrony

isochrony

n. an observed regularity in which the components of continuous, complex movements (e.g., drawing, speaking, handwriting, typing) are often produced at equal time intervals, even though the tasks being performed do not require this regularity. —isochronal adj. —isochronous adj.