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Noun: abducent nerve  ub'd(y)oo-sunt nurv
  1. A small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
    "Paralysis of the abducent nerve can cause double vision";
    - abducent, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve

Derived forms: abducent nerves

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Abducent nerve