English Dictionary |
ABDUCENT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does abducent mean?
• ABDUCENT (noun)
The noun ABDUCENT has 1 sense:
1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Familiarity information: ABDUCENT used as a noun is very rare.
• ABDUCENT (adjective)
The adjective ABDUCENT has 1 sense:
1. especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Familiarity information: ABDUCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
abducens; abducens nerve; abducent; abducent nerve; nervus abducens; sixth cranial nerve
Hypernyms ("abducent" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Synonyms:
abducent; abducting
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Antonym:
adducent (especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Unfortunates learn from their own mistakes, and the lucky ones learn from other's mistakes." (Afghanistan proverb)
"He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death." (Corsican proverb)