Abducens

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that convey motor impulses to the rectus muscle on the lateral side of each eye.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, one of the sixth pair of cranial nerves: so called because it is the motor nerve of the rectus externus (external straight) muscle of the eye, which turns the eyeball outward.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cranial nerve   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abducent    abducent nerve    nervus abducens    sixth cranial nerve    abducens nerve   
     
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