English Explanatory Dictionary

abducens nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.

Pronunciation

/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ /abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ /abˈdjuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ /abˈdjuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/ /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/

Word forms

abducens nerve abducens nerves abducent nerve abducens

Etymology

From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).

Synonyms

sixth nerve
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