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abducens nerve

noun Anatomy.

either one of the sixth pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.

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Also called abducens, abducent nerve.

Origin:
1900–05

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abducens nerve (æbˈdjuːsənz)

—n
	either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

[see abducent]

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