abducent

abducent

(æbˈdjuːsənt)

adj

(Physiology) (of a muscle) abducting

[C18: from Latin abdūcent-, abdūcens leading away, from abdūcere, from ab- away + dūcere to lead, carry]

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ab•du•cent

(æbˈdu sənt, -ˈdyu-)

adj.

drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting.

[1705–15; < Latin abdūcent-, s. of abdūcēns, present participle of abducere. See abduct]

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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

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Translations

abducteur

abduttore

abducent

[æbˈdjuːsənt] ADJ → abductor

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ab·du·cent

a. abducente; abductor.

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