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SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sixth cranial nerve mean?
• SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE (noun)
The noun SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE has 1 sense:
1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Familiarity information: SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE used as a noun 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 ("sixth cranial nerve" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
Context examples
A disorder characterized by involvement of the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve).
(Abducens Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve).
(Abducens Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
The sixth cranial nerve.
(Abducens Nerve, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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