The Definition of Abducens

ab·du·cens (āb-dōō'sənz, -dyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ab·du·cen·tes (āb'dōō-sěn'tēz', -dyōō-)
Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that convey motor impulses to the rectus muscle on the lateral side of each eye.


[From Latin abdūcēns, present participle of abdūcere, to take away; see abduct.]


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noun
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: abducent]

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Main Entry: ab·du·cens
Pronunciation: ab-'d(y)ü-"senz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ab·du·cen·tes /"ab-d(y)ü-'sent-(")Ez/
: ABDUCENS NERVE

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