abducens

 [ab-doo-senz, -suhnz, -dyoo-]  

ab·du·cens

   [ab-doo-senz, -suhnz, -dyoo-]
noun, plural ab·du·cen·tes  [ab-doo-sen-teez, -dyoo-] .
abducens nerve.
Origin:
< Latin, present participle of abdūcere to abduce
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abducens

noun
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye [syn: abducent] 
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