abducens

Noun

Meaning

a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

abducens nerve abducent abducent nerve nervus abducens sixth cranial nerve

Hypernyms

cranial nerve

Examples

Damage to the abducens nerve (VI) can also result in diplopia. Source: Internet

Eye movement (III, IV, VI) Various deviations of the eyes due to abnormal function of the targets of the cranial nerves The oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI) coordinate eye movement. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Abdon and Heath Abdou abduce abducens labiorum abducens muscle abducens nerve