ABDUCENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abducens mean? 

• ABDUCENS (noun)
  The noun ABDUCENS has 1 sense:

1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

  Familiarity information: ABDUCENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABDUCENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

abducens; abducens nerve; abducent; abducent nerve; nervus abducens; sixth cranial nerve

Hypernyms ("abducens" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

 Context examples 

The fourth ventricle lies dorsal to the pons which also contains the motor trigeminal nuclei and the abducens nuclei.

(Murine Pons, NCI Thesaurus)

The cranial nerve nucleus from which the abducens nerve originates from.

(Abducens Nucleus, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve).

(Abducens Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve).

(Abducens Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The abducens nerve originates in the abducens nucleus of the pons and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the eye.

(Abducens Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)