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abducent
abducent (æbˈdjuːsənt) adj (Physiology) (of a muscle) abducting[C18: from Latin abdūcent-, abdūcens leading away, from abdūcere, from ab- away + dūcere to lead, carry]ab•du•cent (æbˈdu sənt, -ˈdyu-)
adj. drawing away, as by the action of a muscle; abducting. [1705–15; < Latin abdūcent-, s. of abdūcēns, present participle of abducere. See abduct] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  abducent - a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeabducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nervecranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | | Adj. | 1. |  abducent - especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent partabductingphysiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organismsadducent, adducting, adductive - especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeabducensabducent
abducent [ab-du´sent] serving to abduct something.ab·du·cent (ab-dū'sent), 1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane. 2. Synonym(s): abducent nerve [CN VI] Synonym(s): abducens [L. abducens] ab·du·cent (ab-dū'sĕnt) 1. Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.
Synonym(s): abducens. 2. Synonym(s): abducent nerve [CN VI]. [L. abducens]abducent Causing a separation. The word derives from the Latin ab , from, and ducere , to draw or lead. See also ABDUCTION.ab·du·cent (ab-dū'sĕnt) Abducting; drawing away, especially away from the median plane.
Synonym(s): abducens. [L. abducens]abducent
Related to abducent: abducent nerve, Abducens nucleusSynonyms for abducentnoun a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eyeSynonyms- abducens
- abducens nerve
- abducent nerve
- nervus abducens
- sixth cranial nerve
Related Wordsadj especially of musclesSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- adducent
- adducting
- adductive
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