abducens

[ ab-doo-senz, -suhnz, -dyoo- ]

noun,plural ab·du·cen·tes

[ab-doo-sen-teez, -dyoo-]. /ˌæb dʊˈsɛn tiz, -dyʊ-/.

Origin of abducens

<Latin, present participle of abdūcere to abduce

Crossed diplopia could be produced with a red glass, tenotomy of the left abducens sufficed to correct it.
Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger
Tenotomy of the internal rectus and advancement of the abducens of the right eye at the end of December.
Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger
Both are supplied by the abducens nerve, together with the rectus externus muscle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 | Various
Foramina by which the optic, trigeminal and abortio dura, and abducens nerves leave the skull.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 | Various
Convergent squint as a result of paralysis of the abducens is not very often seen.
Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger

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