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abducens nerve

noun Anatomy.

either one of the sixth pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.

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Nearby words

abdominovaginal, abdominovesical, abdon, abduce, abducens, abducens nerve, abducens oculi, abducent, abducent nerve, abduct, abductee

Origin of abducens nerve

First recorded in 1900–05
Also called abducens, abducent nerve.
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British Dictionary definitions for abducens nerve

abducens nerve

/ (æbˈdjuːsənz) /

noun

either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Word Origin for abducens nerve

see abducent
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