ABDUCENT NERVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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 nerve" is a kind of...):

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

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