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arc of contact

That portion of an extraocular muscle which wraps around the surface of the globe prior to the insertion of its tendon into the sclera. The point where the muscle first comes into contact with the globe is called the contact point. The arc of contact continually alters its length as the eye rotates. Syn. contact arc.

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