Definitions for abducens nerveæbˈdu sɛnz, -sənz, -ˈdyu-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•du′cens nerve`æbˈdu sɛnz, -sənz, -ˈdyu-(n.)
either one of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, composed of motor fibers that innervate the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of abducens nerve:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
abducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve(noun)
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Wiktionary
abducens nerve(Noun)
A nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle, in the eye.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Abducens Nerve
The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve originates in the abducens nucleus of the pons and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the eye. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control.
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