What does "abducens nerve" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "abducens nerve"?

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

Pronounced //abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv//.

/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ noun

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Noun

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

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