ABDUCENT NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abducent nerve mean? 

• ABDUCENT NERVE (noun)
  The noun ABDUCENT NERVE has 1 sense:

1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

  Familiarity information: ABDUCENT NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABDUCENT NERVE (noun)

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 nerve" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)