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ABDUCENS

Dictionary entry overview: What does abducens mean?

• ABDUCENS (noun)
The noun ABDUCENS has 1 sense:

1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Familiarity information: ABDUCENS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABDUCENS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

abducens; abducens nerve; abducent; abducent nerve; nervus abducens; sixth cranial nerve

Hypernyms ("abducens" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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