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A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abducens
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n. (context anatomy English) The abducens nerve: the nerve in humans and most animals that governs the motion of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. (Early 19 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=3)
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n. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: abducent , abducent nerve , abducens nerve , nervus abducens , sixth cranial nerve ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
abducens \abducens\ n. 1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Syn: abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
Usage examples of abducens.
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First the cranial nerves: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal, and hypoglossal.