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Abducens nerve

//abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.
  2. 2
    a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye wordnet

Etymology

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

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