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ABDUCENT NERVE
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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 nerve" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)