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sixth cra·nial 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. sixth cranial 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. sixth cranial nerve

    The sixth cranial nerve, also known as the abducens nerve, is a peripheral nerve that controls the movement of a single muscle, the lateral rectus muscle, which is responsible for allowing the eye to look to its side. Dysfunction of the sixth cranial nerve can lead to problems with eye movement and double vision.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sixth cranial nerve in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sixth cranial nerve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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