abducens nerve

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abducens nerve

/abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ UK
/abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ UK
/abˈdjuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ UK
/abˈdjuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ UK
/æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/ US
/æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/ US

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From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).

noun abducens nerves · abducent nerve · abducens

Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.
Similar: sixth nerve

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noun nerve

Português	nervo abducente
Deutsch	Nervus abducens
Italiano	nervo abducente

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@misc{abducens_nerve_2026,
  title = {abducens nerve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abducens%20nerve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}