abducens nerve

noun

abducens nerve

noun

UK /abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ · US /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/

Etymology From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).

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Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.

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