abducens nerve

Meaning

Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.

Synonyms

nervus abducens

sixth cranial nerve

Translations

Nervus abducens

nervo abducente

nervus abducens

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nervus abducens

Nervo abducente

Pronounced as (IPA)
/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/
Etymology

From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).

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