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Abducent

//æbˈdus.ənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    That which abducts.
  2. 2
    a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye wordnet
  3. 3
    An abducens nerve.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

Etymology 2

From Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

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