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ABDUCENT

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting body parts

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:

Adjectives

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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