How do you pronounce "abducens"?

Pronounced //abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz//.

Abducens

Q: What is a synonym for "abducens"?

Common synonyms include: abducens nerve, abducent, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve.

//abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz// noun

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Noun

1
Ellipsis of abducens nerve. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Although the abducens runs in a fissure along the so-often fractured petrous bone, a rupture of the nerve-trunk has never been noticed in autopsies save once:[…]"
2
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye wordnet

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abducens nerve abducent abducent abducent nerve nervus abducens sixth cranial nerve

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"Although the abducens runs in a fissure along the so-often fractured petrous bone, a rupture of the nerve-trunk has never been noticed in autopsies save once:[…]"

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