abducent
pronunciation
How to pronounce abducent in British English:
UK [æb'dju:sənt]
How to pronounce abducent in American English:
US [æb'djusənt]
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- Noun:
- a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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- Adjective:
- especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
Word Origin
- abducent (adj.)
- 1713, from Latin abducentem (nominative abducens), present participle of abducere "to lead away" (see abduction).
Example
- 1. Results monocular involvement happened in all the 17 patients . Seven patients suffered from oculomotor nerve paralysis , 8 abducent nerve paralysis , and 2 compound nerve paralysis .