Meanings
nounabducens muscle (plural abducens muscles)
plural abducens muscles
- anatomyRectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
Similar
Broader
ocular muscleeye muscle
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Origin
- Latinnervus abducens
- Englishabducens muscle
Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens
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abducens muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abducens%20muscle
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