abducens nerve

abducens nerve

English

Alternative forms

• abducent nerve
• abducens

Etymology

From Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈduˌsɛnz nɚv/, /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz nɚv/, /əbˈduˌsɛnz nɚv/, /əbˈdjuˌsɛnz nɚv/

Noun

abducens nerve (plural abducens nerves)

1. (anatomy) A nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle, in the eye. [19th century.][1]

Translations

nerve

Czech: odtahující nerv m Dutch: nervus abducens m, afvoerende zenuw m Finnish: loitontajahermo German: Nervus abducens Hungarian: távolító ideg (hu) Irish: néaróg abduchtach f

Italian: nervo abducente Latin: nervus abducens m Lithuanian: atitraukiamasis nervas m Malay: saraf abdusen Portuguese: nervo abducente m

See also

• abducens nerve on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. “abducens nerve” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 1.