abducens nerve
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From New Latin nervus abdūcēns (“nerve leading away”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/, /abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/, /abˈdjuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/, /abˈdjuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/, /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/
Noun
abducens nerve (plural abducens nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [1]
- Synonym: sixth nerve
- Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve
Translations
nerve
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References
- “abducens nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “abducens nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.