Meanings
plural abducens nerves · alternative abducent nerve · alternative abducens
- anatomyEach of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.First known use 19th century.
Synonyms: sixth nerve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEach of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- New Latinnervus abdūcēns“nerve leading away”
- Englishabducens nerve
From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).
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Chinese 外展神經 /外展神经, 外展神经
- 外展神經 /外展神经 (wàizhǎn shénjīng)nerve
- 外展神经 (wàizhǎnshénjīng)nerve
- 外旋神經 /外旋神经 (wàixuán shénjīng)nerve
- 外旋神经 (wàixuánshénjīng)nerve
Czech odtahující nerv
- odtahující nervnerve
Dutch nervus abducens, afvoerende zenuw
- nervus abducensnerve
- afvoerende zenuwnerve
Finnish loitontajahermo
- loitontajahermonerve
German Nervus abducens
- Nervus abducensnerve
Hungarian távolító ideg
- távolító idegnerve
Irish néaróg abduchtach
- néaróg abduchtachnerve
Italian nervo abducente
- nervo abducentenerve
Latin nervus abducens
- nervus abducensnerve
Lithuanian atitraukiamasis nervas
- atitraukiamasis nervasnerve
Malay saraf abdusen
- saraf abdusennerve
Polish nerw odwodzący
- nerw odwodzącynerve
Portuguese nervo abducente
- nervo abducentenerve
Cite this entry
abducens nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abducens%20nerve
“abducens nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abducens%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abducens nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abducens%20nerve.
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