abducent

abducent [æbˈdjuːs^ənt]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of a muscle) abducting

[from Latin abdūcent-, abdūcens leading away, from abdūcere, from ab- away + dūcere to lead, carry]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abducent - a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Adj.	1.	abducent - especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part abducting physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms adducent, adducting, adductive - especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part

Translations

abducent [æbˈdjuːsənt] ADJ → abductor