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ABDUCENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Synonyms:
abducens; abducens nerve; abducent; abducent nerve; nervus abducens; sixth cranial nerve
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abducent" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Synonyms:
abducent; abducting
Classified under:
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Antonym:
adducent (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)
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