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abducens nerve
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abducens nerve [æbˈdjuːsənz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
[see abducent]
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Noun1.abducens nerve - a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeabducens nerve - a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
abducens, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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