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Oculomotor is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Oculomotor in a sentence

Oculomotor meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.
  2. Of or pertaining to the oculomotor nerve.

Synonyms of Oculomotor

oculomotor nerve nervus oculomotorius third cranial nerve cranial nerve

Related words

Other words often associated with Oculomotor or its synonyms:

nerve

Using Oculomotor

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball. | Of or pertaining to the oculomotor nerve.
  • Useful related words include: oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve, cranial nerve.
  • In the example corpus, oculomotor often appears in combinations such as: the oculomotor, oculomotor nerve.

Context around Oculomotor

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

nerve 3×

Sentence patterns with Oculomotor

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

nerves the oculomotor nerve iii 1× to the oculomotor nerve iii 1× to the oculomotor nerve may 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

damage to the 1× eye movement iii 1× individuals suffering from 1×

Common sentence endings:

coordinate eye movement 1× muscles it controls 1× pupil dilation mydriasis 1×

Words around Oculomotor

Just before it in the word index:

oculocutaneous 4 ocular 56 ocugen 7 ocu 15 octyl 3 octuplets 4

Just after it in the word index:

oculoplastic 2 oculus 114 ocumo 2 ocuphire 2 ocv 2 ocw 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Oculomotor

  • In this selection, "oculomotor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nerve stand out and add context to how "oculomotor" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include nerves the oculomotor nerve iii and to the oculomotor nerve iii. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oculomotor" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oculomotor

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis ). (29 words)

Individuals suffering from a lesion to the oculomotor nerve may compensate by tilting their heads to alleviate symptoms due to paralysis of one or more of the eye muscles it controls. (31 words)

Eye movement (III, IV, VI) Various deviations of the eyes due to abnormal function of the targets of the cranial nerves The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI) coordinate eye movement. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Eye movement (III, IV, VI) Various deviations of the eyes due to abnormal function of the targets of the cranial nerves The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI) coordinate eye movement. (35 words)

Individuals suffering from a lesion to the oculomotor nerve may compensate by tilting their heads to alleviate symptoms due to paralysis of one or more of the eye muscles it controls. (31 words)

Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis ). (29 words)

Example sentences (3)

Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis ).

Eye movement (III, IV, VI) Various deviations of the eyes due to abnormal function of the targets of the cranial nerves The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI) coordinate eye movement.

Individuals suffering from a lesion to the oculomotor nerve may compensate by tilting their heads to alleviate symptoms due to paralysis of one or more of the eye muscles it controls.

Common combinations with oculomotor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oculomotor" in a sentence?
An example: "Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis )." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "oculomotor" from authentic English texts.
What does "oculomotor" mean?
Oculomotor means: Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.
What are synonyms of "oculomotor"?
Common synonyms of "oculomotor" include: oculomotor nerve, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve, cranial nerve.
How many example sentences with "oculomotor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "oculomotor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.