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ab·du·cen·t nerve

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. abducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nervenoun

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

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  1. abducent nerve

    The abducens nerve or abducent nerve, also known as the sixth cranial nerve, cranial nerve VI, or simply CN VI, is a cranial nerve in humans and various other animals that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, one of the extraocular muscles responsible for outward gaze. It is a somatic efferent nerve.

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  1. abducent nerve

    The abducent nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI) that controls the movement of a single muscle, the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, which is responsible for outward eye movement. This nerve originates from the abducent nucleus in the brain stem and travels to the eye. Damage or impairment to this nerve can cause inability to move the eye outward or double vision.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of abducent nerve in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of abducent nerve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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