abducent
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).
1
Obsolete That which abducts.
2
Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences Obsolete An abducens nerve.
abducent
adjUS /æbˈdus.ənt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).
1
Obsolete Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
- Antonyms
- adducent
- Derived terms
- abducent nerve