abducens nerve
abducens nerve · abducens nerves
Nervus abducens
Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the…Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.
UK/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/US/æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/
Meaning
1 sensesEach of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.
Nervus abducens
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Origin
From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).
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Forms
plural: abducens nervesSynonyms
6 synonymssixth nerve
Close in meaning
- a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye:abducentabducent nerveabducensnervus abducenssixth cranial nerve