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A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abducent
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Wikipedia
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Abducent can refer to: As an anatomical terms of motion , used to a structure that is "abducting" The abducent nerve
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part [syn: abducting ] [ant: adducent ] n. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: abducent nerve , abducens , abducens nerve , nervus ...
Wiktionary
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a. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; abducting. (Late 17 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=3) n. That which abducts; an abducens.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
abducent \abducent\ n. 1. 1 a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Syn: abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1713, from Latin abducentem (nominative abducens ), present participle of abducere "to lead away" (see abduction ).
Usage examples of abducent.
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