HyperDic: abducent

English > 2 senses of the word abducent:
ADJECTIVEallabducent, abductingespecially of muscles
NOUNbodyabducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nervea small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
English > abducent: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningespecially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part.
Synonymabducting
CategoryphysiologyThe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
Oppositeadducent, adductive, adductingespecially of muscles
Spanishabductor
Catalanabductor
English > abducent: 2 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningA small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
Synonymsabducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
Broadercranial nerveAny of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

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