abducens

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Definition of abducens in English Turkish dictionary

abdusens

(Anatomi) uzaklaştırıcı, çekici; ayıran, açan örn: nervus abducens (VI. kafa çifti)

English - English

Definition of abducens in English English dictionary

The abducens nerve: the nerve in humans and most animals that governs the motion of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

{i} either of a pair of cranial nerves which control eye movement (Anatomy)

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

Related Terms

abducens nerve

A nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle, in the eye

abducens muscle

the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward

Hyphenation

ab·du·cens

Synonyms

abducent nerve, abducens nerve, sixth nerve

Etymology

[ ab-'dü-"senz-, -'dyü ] (noun.) 1947. Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens