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abducens nerve

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noun Anatomy.
  1. 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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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

noun
  1. either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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Word Origin

see abducent
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