Crossword clues for abducent
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
abducent \abducent\ adj. 1. 1 (physiol) drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- especially of muscles adducent
Syn: abducting
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1713, from Latin abducentem (nominative abducens), present participle of abducere "to lead away" (see abduction).
Wiktionary
a. Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; abducting. (Late 17th century.)(R:SOED5: page=3) n. That which abducts; an abducens.
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 abducens, sixth cranial nerve]
Wikipedia
Abducent can refer to:
- As an anatomical terms of motion, used to a structure that is "abducting"
- The abducent nerve
Usage examples of "abducent".
Pons and abducent to hook up with the polyurethane basilar-stem artery and allow a safe shimmy down to the good old oblongata just outside the rubberized meatus at ground zero.